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16573612

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification (IIAC) is a rare, but important, cause of rapidly progressive ischemic heart disease in children. In this paper, we report two recent cases of IIAC seen at tertiary referral hospitals. Both cases presented in infancy with signs of heart failure and, ultimately, died with the diagnosis of IIAC confirmed at postmortem examination. A thorough review of the literature reveals approximately 160 reported cases of IIAC. The clinical outcomes, radiographic findings and pathologic details are summarized. Proposed etiologic mechanisms are reviewed, including promising research into the role of inorganic pyrophosphate as a regulatory factor in the development of IIAC. Because of the typically fatal outcome of IIAC and the lack of proven therapies, the potential role for cardiac transplantation is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1397-3142
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
225-33
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification: two case reports, a review of the literature and a role for cardiac transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. glatz@email.chop.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports