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ArticleCureus2023

Synovium to Myocardium: A Case of Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Arthritis Associated With Myocardial Infarction.

Mahanoor Raza, Masooma S Rana, Mobeena Arif, Taofeek Akinpelu, Abdul Waheed

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Mahanoor RazaFamily Medicine, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, USA.
Masooma S RanaFamily Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Mobeena ArifFamily Medicine, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, USA.
Taofeek AkinpeluFamily Medicine Residency Program, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, USA.
Abdul WaheedFamily Medicine, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, USA.
Good Samaritan Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both gout and pseudogout are crystal-induced arthropathies. Here, we report a case of acute calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) arthritis associated with type 1 myocardial infarction (MI). An 83-year-old female presented to our emergency department with generalized weakness and bilateral lower extremity edema. Her left foot was noted to be more inflamed compared to the right, with cardinal signs of pain, swelling, erythema, and warmth. A presumptive diagnosis of cellulitis was made, and antibiotics were initiated. Further investigations revealed elevated troponins with new-onset bundle branch block, ST, and T-wave changes on electrocardiogram, indicating a type 1 MI. After a review of the patient's history, imaging of the extremity, elevated inflammatory markers, and the typical distribution and pattern of inflammation, the diagnosis was changed to pseudogout. Steroids and colchicine were initiated, providing instant relief. This case highlights a possible association between cardiovascular disease and pseudogout, emphasizing the need for further studies regarding this relationship. Despite being rare, physicians should be made aware of this relationship, especially in patients with a history of CPPD arthritis presenting with type 1 MI.

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calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal depositioncppd arthritiscrystal arthropathymyocardial infarctionpseudogout

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PMID36879710
PMCPMC9984863
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