EXTENSIVE SPECIFICALLY LOCALIZED MYOCARDIAL CALCIUM DEPOSITION IN A HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT

SHIRO YANAGI; MASAKAZU TERAGAKI; AKIRA TAHARA; HIROSHI ITAGANE; KANAME AKIOKA; MITSUTAKA YASUDA; HISAO OKU; KAZUHIDE TAKEUCHI; TADANAO TAKEDA; MAKIKO UEDA

doi:10.1253/jcj.56.27

SHIRO YANAGI, MASAKAZU TERAGAKI, AKIRA TAHARA, HIROSHI ITAGANE, KANAME AKIOKA, MITSUTAKA YASUDA, HISAO OKU, KAZUHIDE TAKEUCHI, TADANAO TAKEDA, MAKIKO UEDA

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SHIRO YANAGI
MASAKAZU TERAGAKI
AKIRA TAHARA
HIROSHI ITAGANE
KANAME AKIOKA
MITSUTAKA YASUDA
HISAO OKU
KAZUHIDE TAKEUCHI
TADANAO TAKEDA
MAKIKO UEDA
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The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School
The 1st Department of Pathology, Osaka City University Medical School

Keywords: Calcification, Myocardium, Hemodialysis

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1992 Volume 56 Issue 1 Pages 27-31

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.56.27

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Abstract

A 51-year-old female who was hospitalized for evaluation of frequent episodes of hypotension, died unexpectedly. At autopsy, there were many fine, white granular deposits in the myocardium, which were more prominent in the subepicardium of the left ventricle than in the subendocardium. Pathologic calcification is sometimes seen in chronic hemodialysis patients and in some organs the sites of calcium deposition are quite specific. There have been few reports concerning the pattern of calcium deposition in the myocardium and, to our knowlege, the reason for this characteristic distribution is unknown. However it may relate to hydrogen ion concentration in the myocardium.

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