|
|||||
|
|
Calcific mitral stenosis in the hemodialysis patient |
|
| Authors: | Adrian Sequeira Liam Morris Brijesh Patel Lucas Duvall Deepa Gali Denisse Menendez Guy Alexander |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, , Shreveport, LA, USA;2. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, , Shreveport, LA, USA;3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, , Shreveport, LA, USA;4. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, , Shreveport, LA, USA |
| Abstract: | The dialysis patient is prone to elevations in the calcium phosphorus product and hyperparathyroidism, which contributes to valvular and vascular calcification. We present the case of a young lady on chronic dialysis that developed mitral calcification complicated by severe mitral stenosis, caseous calcification and retinal embolization. She subsequently required mitral valve replacement. |
| Keywords: | Mitral annulus calcification caseous embolus |