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Medial calcification of medium-sized arteries

MedGen UID:
868501
Concept ID:
C4022895
Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0012457

Definition

Calcification, that is, pathological deposition of calcium salts in the tunica media of medium-sized (muscular or distributive) arteries. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMedial calcification of medium-sized arteries

Conditions with this feature

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
MedGen UID:
357280
Concept ID:
C1867450
Disease or Syndrome
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a systemic disorder that affects the elastic tissue of the skin, the eye, and vascular system. Individuals most commonly present with angioid streaks of the retina found on routine eye examination or associated with retinal hemorrhage and/or characteristic papules in the skin. The most frequent cause of morbidity and disability in PXE is reduced vision due to complications of subretinal neovascularizations and macular atrophy. Other manifestations include premature gastrointestinal angina and/or bleeding, intermittent claudication of arm and leg muscles, stroke, renovascular hypertension, and cardiovascular complications (angina/myocardial infarction). Most affected individuals live a normal life span.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nayer A, Virmani S, Gonzalez-Suarez M, Goez-Gutierrez E, Rosenberg AE, Salman LH, Asif A
Iran J Kidney Dis 2014 May;8(3):252-6. PMID: 24878953
Lau WL, Ix JH
Semin Nephrol 2013 Mar;33(2):93-105. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2012.12.011. PMID: 23465497
Yildiz S, Yildiz A, Ertug N, Kaya I, Yilmaz R, Yuksel E, Ziylan SZ
Heart Vessels 2008 Nov;23(6):376-82. Epub 2008 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s00380-008-1058-5. PMID: 19037584
Kragel PJ, Aquino MO, Fiorella R, Chapman J
South Med J 1997 May;90(5):518-21. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199705000-00011. PMID: 9160071
Trostle DC, Bedetti CD, Steen VD, Al-Sabbagh MR, Zee B, Medsger TA Jr
Arthritis Rheum 1988 Mar;31(3):393-400. doi: 10.1002/art.1780310311. PMID: 3358801

Diagnosis

Nayer A, Virmani S, Gonzalez-Suarez M, Goez-Gutierrez E, Rosenberg AE, Salman LH, Asif A
Iran J Kidney Dis 2014 May;8(3):252-6. PMID: 24878953
Lau WL, Ix JH
Semin Nephrol 2013 Mar;33(2):93-105. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2012.12.011. PMID: 23465497
Son CN, Jung KH, Song SY, Jun JB
Rheumatol Int 2009 Nov;30(1):105-7. doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-0896-5. PMID: 19322568
Eronen M, Pohjavuori M, Heikkilä P
Pediatr Cardiol 2001 Mar-Apr;22(2):167-9. doi: 10.1007/s002460010189. PMID: 11178681
Flanigan KM, Bromberg MB, Gregory M, Baringer JR, Jones CR, Nester TA, Klatt EC, Townsend JJ
Neurology 1998 Dec;51(6):1634-40. doi: 10.1212/wnl.51.6.1634. PMID: 9855515

Therapy

Igaki N, Moriguchi R, Hirota Y, Sakai M, Akiyama H, Tamada F, Oimomi M, Goto T
Intern Med 2001 Dec;40(12):1232-7. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.1232. PMID: 11813850

Prognosis

Fitzgerald J, Ziegler ME, Green PT, Neville BW
J Am Dent Assoc 2021 Nov;152(11):943-946. Epub 2021 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.04.018. PMID: 34373081
Yildiz S, Yildiz A, Ertug N, Kaya I, Yilmaz R, Yuksel E, Ziylan SZ
Heart Vessels 2008 Nov;23(6):376-82. Epub 2008 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s00380-008-1058-5. PMID: 19037584
Eronen M, Pohjavuori M, Heikkilä P
Pediatr Cardiol 2001 Mar-Apr;22(2):167-9. doi: 10.1007/s002460010189. PMID: 11178681
Flanigan KM, Bromberg MB, Gregory M, Baringer JR, Jones CR, Nester TA, Klatt EC, Townsend JJ
Neurology 1998 Dec;51(6):1634-40. doi: 10.1212/wnl.51.6.1634. PMID: 9855515
Chopra P, Bhatia ML
J Heart Valve Dis 1992 Sep;1(1):92-101. PMID: 1341228

Clinical prediction guides

Ruderman I, Hewitson TD, Smith ER, Holt SG, Wigg B, Toussaint ND
BMC Nephrol 2020 Jul 16;21(1):279. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01928-0. PMID: 32677907Free PMC Article
Yildiz S, Yildiz A, Ertug N, Kaya I, Yilmaz R, Yuksel E, Ziylan SZ
Heart Vessels 2008 Nov;23(6):376-82. Epub 2008 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s00380-008-1058-5. PMID: 19037584
Micheletti RG, Fishbein GA, Currier JS, Singer EJ, Fishbein MC
Mod Pathol 2008 Aug;21(8):1019-28. Epub 2008 Jun 6 doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2008.89. PMID: 18536656Free PMC Article
Qiao JH, Mertens RB, Fishbein MC, Geller SA
Hum Pathol 2003 Apr;34(4):402-7. doi: 10.1053/hupa.2003.72. PMID: 12733123
Chopra P, Bhatia ML
J Heart Valve Dis 1992 Sep;1(1):92-101. PMID: 1341228

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