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- Title
Hearts of stone: Rapidly progressive left ventricular myocardial calcifications in severe sepsis: Case series.
- Authors
Tiffany, Lea; Lim, Lincoln J.
- Abstract
Rapidly progressive left ventricular myocardial calcification (RPLVMC) is a rare phenomenon of severe sepsis which is associated with long-term complications like irreversible cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias. To date, only 19 cases have been reported in literature. We present a case series of two patients with RPLVMC which manifested within a period of days in the setting of severe sepsis. Unique to previous case reports, the patients in the current case series had no pre-existing systemic risk factors such as end-stage kidney disease or endocrinological dysfunction. This case series aims to increase awareness of RPLVMC in severe sepsis, improve its opportunistic detection on routine medical imaging (namely chest x-ray and computed tomography), and spur future research to develop potential prevention strategies.
- Subjects
SEPSIS; CHRONIC kidney failure; CALCIFICATION; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 2024, Vol 68, Issue 3, p265
- ISSN
1754-9477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1754-9485.13624