title: Acute renal infarction secondary to calcific embolus from mitral annular calcification.
abstract: We report a case of a 62-year-old man who presented with right groin pain who subsequently was found to have a renal infarct secondary to calcific embolus from mitral annular calcification on CT and angiography. We briefly review the literature and discuss the importance of this entity in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bande
authors.forename: Suhny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbara
authors.forename: Sanjeeva P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kalva
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media