Open AccessRapid Development of Diffuse Myocardial Calcification in a Patient after Recovery from Sepsis and Renal Failure: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Mi Hyun Kang,
Song Soo Kim,
Byung Joo Sun,
JaeHyeong Park
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
daehan yeongsang uihak hoeji/daehan yeongsang ui haghoeji
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2288-2928
pISSN - 1738-2637
DOI - 10.3348/jksr.2021.0181
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , calcification , complication , cardiology , heart failure , chronic renal failure , radiology
Myocardial calcification can develop owing to several conditions. It is a rare complication following sepsis and renal failure. We report a case of rapid development of left ventricular mid-wall calcification observed using CT and cardiac MRI in a patient after recovery from sepsis and acute renal failure.