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Figure 1. A 65-year-old man presented with recurrent ventricular tachycardia. At cardiac catheterization a calcified structure (Panel A) was visible adjacent to the pigtail catheter. The structure was also visible on a chest film obtained 20 years earlier (Panel B). Coronary angiography of the left anterior descending coronary artery (Panel C) and electrocardiography (Panel D) were performed, and a defibrillator was implanted. The patient recalled having tossed a large "dud" shell into a fire 40 years earlier. The shell then exploded, striking him in the chest and knocking him down. Several months later an electrocardiogram showed abnormalities, and he . . . [Full Text of this Article] |