Calcification of the coronary arteries in the absence of atherosclerotic plaque.
Arterial calcification in the coronary arteries frequently indicates concomitant atherosclerotic plaque but can be present in the medial layers with no evidence of plaque. Calcification of the medial layer of arteries is seen most often in the peripheral arteries but also is widely recognized In the coronary arteries. We describe 2 patients who had marked medial and intimal calcification of the coronary arteries with little or no accompanying atherosclerosis.
Qiao
Jian-Hua
JH
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
Doherty
Terence M
TM
Fishbein
Michael C
MC
Salusky
Isidro B
IB
Luthringer
Daniel L
DL
Fitzpatrick
Lorraine A
LA
Shah
Prediman K
PK
Rajavashisth
Tripathi B
TB
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic