ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2021
A case report: extensive myocardial calcification and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy related to past sepsis.
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- Myocardial Calcification as a Rare Cardiac Sequela: When Sepsis Leaves Its Mark.JACC. Case reports · 2026Article
- Rapid development of extensive myocardial calcification in a diabetic patient with multi-organ failure: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026Article
- Extensive myocardial calcification following cytokine release syndrome and sepsis: a novel case report with advanced echocardiographic assessment.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026Article
- Myocardial calcification: case reports and a systematic review.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2024Article
- Myocardial Calcification: An Unusual Complication of Remote Trauma With Coidentified Amyloidosis.Academic forensic pathology · 2024Article
- Rapidly progressive myocardial calcification following sepsis.Journal of cardiology cases · 2022Article
- Early detection and progression of sepsis-related myocardial calcification with subsequent left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a case report.Journal of cardiology cases · 2022Article
- A Novel Idiopathic Atrial Calcification: Pathologic Manifestations and Potential Mechanism.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDiffuse myocardial calcification following severe sepsis is a rare complication whose long-term effects are not well-understood. CASE SUMMARY: A 51-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of worsening dyspnoea on a background of sepsis 9 years prior. His initial echocardiogram showed moderate systolic dysfunction and a mildly dilated left ventricle. Cardiac computed tomography showed signs of mild coronary artery disease without significant stenosis, but the diffuse extensive left ventricular (LV) mid-myocardial calcification was visible. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed diffuse extensive LV mid-myocardial late gadolinium enhancement in keeping with the calcification. He was diagnosed with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He was commenced on appropriate anti-failure medical therapy, maintains New York Heart Association functional class II functional status, and has received a prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. DISCUSSION: Diffuse myocardial calcification might be associated with long-term development of non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. The benefit of monitoring such patients for long-term effects is not routine, but should be considered.
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