Aortic valve involvement in calciphylaxis: uremic small artery disease with medial calcification and intimal hyperplasia.
Calciphylaxis is a rare manifestation of abnormal calcium metabolism seen in some patients with renal disease. We describe the transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) findings in a patient with calciphylaxis. These findings included calcification of ascending aorta and aortic valve. TEE was normal before the development of calciphylaxis.
Asirvatham
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University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City 73190-3948, USA.
Sebastian
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Sivaram
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Kaufman
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Chandrasekaran
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D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002115:Calciphylaxis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006435:Renal Dialysis