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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Extensive myocardial calcifications in a dialysis patient: A porcelain heart manifesting with abdominal pain.

Moezedin Javad Rafiee, Pouya Bandegi, Jana Lyn Taylor

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Moezedin Javad RafieeDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Blvd Decarie, Montreal, Québec, H4A3J1 Canada.
Pouya BandegiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Blvd Decarie, Montreal, Québec, H4A3J1 Canada.
Jana Lyn TaylorResearch Institute, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Blvd Decarie, Montreal, Québec, H4A3J1 Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes a 41-year-old male patient with chronic kidney disease on peritoneal dialysis presenting with upper abdominal pain and mild thigh numbness. CT chest demonstrated extensive myocardial calcifications and left atrial thrombus. This case emphasizes the clinical relevance of myocardial calcifications, especially in patients with end-stage renal disease. It also highlights the potential association between these calcifications and complications such as atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic events. The findings emphasize the need for diagnostic vigilance and an improved understanding of the pathophysiology of myocardial calcifications in the context of renal disease.

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Cardiac calcinosisChronic kidney diseaseEnd-stage renal diseaseLeft atrial/atrial appendage thrombusMyocardial calcificationThromboembolism

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PMID38044898
PMCPMC10686893

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