Acute renal infarction secondary to calcific embolus from mitral annular calcification

Dinesh Bande, Suhny Abbara, Sanjeeva P. Kalva

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Abstract

We report a case of a 62-year-old man who presented with right groin pain who subsequently was found to have a renal infarct secondary to calcific embolus from mitral annular calcification on CT and angiography. We briefly review the literature and discuss the importance of this entity in clinical practice.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)647-649
Number of pages3
JournalCardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011

Keywords

  • Imaging
  • Intraarterial
  • Kidney/Renal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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