TY - JOUR
T1 - Petrified heart in a patient with Wolfram Syndrome
AU - Siani, Agnese
AU - Proaspatu, Mirela
AU - Lanzo, Giuseppe
AU - Irico, Paolo
AU - Rodolfi, Sara
AU - Carriero, Serena
AU - Guglielmo, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - Myocardial calcification is a rare complication of severe systemic sepsis. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying calcium accumulation in cardiomyocytes in generalized sepsis are complex and still under investigation. It is a serious and life-threatening condition, usually diagnosed by autopsy, rarely with imaging techniques. We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with Wolfram Syndrome who developed diffuse myocardial calcification during an episode of generalized sepsis.
AB - Myocardial calcification is a rare complication of severe systemic sepsis. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying calcium accumulation in cardiomyocytes in generalized sepsis are complex and still under investigation. It is a serious and life-threatening condition, usually diagnosed by autopsy, rarely with imaging techniques. We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with Wolfram Syndrome who developed diffuse myocardial calcification during an episode of generalized sepsis.
KW - computed tomography (CT)
KW - Myocardial calcification
KW - sepsis
KW - Wolfram Syndrome
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U2 - 10.1177/22799036221107063
DO - 10.1177/22799036221107063
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137415435
SN - 2279-9028
VL - 11
JO - Journal of Public Health Research
JF - Journal of Public Health Research
IS - 3
ER -