A stalactite in the aorta. Abnormal calcification in a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Acta Cardiol. 2017 Feb;72(1):77-78. doi: 10.1080/00015385.2017.1281555.
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Keywords: Atherosclerosis – aortic disease – inborn skin disease – cardiovascular diseases – multidetector computed tomography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology*
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / complications*
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vascular Calcification / diagnosis
  • Vascular Calcification / etiology*