Calciphylaxis After Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease.
Ann Vasc Dis
; 14(4): 376-379, 2021 Dec 25.
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| ID: mdl-35082944
ABSTRACT
In this study, we report a case of a patient on dialysis who presented necrotic lesions on the legs and penile ulceration 7 years after a mechanical aortic valve replacement. The diagnosis of calciphylaxis was not confirmed even after skin biopsy, and multidisciplinary management was not initiated until the patient was admitted with septic shock. Cardiovascular surgeons should be aware of warfarin-induced calciphylaxis, whose pathophysiology differs from that of atherosclerosis. Considering poor long-term survival of dialysis patients, mechanical valves should be reserved only for those patients whose estimated survival is longer than the time taken for a biological valve to deteriorate.
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Ann Vasc Dis
Year:
2021
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Article
Affiliation country:
Japón