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Intracardiac calcification in patients under chronic haemodialysis
1Department of Urology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
International Urology and Nephrology
|January 1, 1987
Insights
Intracardiac calcification was found in 20 of 70 chronic dialysis patients, particularly those with severe renal osteodystrophy. Parathyroid hyperfunction is a potential cause of this calcification and associated rhythm disorders.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Nephrology
- Pathology
Background:
- Chronic dialysis patients often develop complications affecting multiple organ systems.
- Intracardiac calcification is a recognized but not fully understood complication in this population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the prevalence of intracardiac calcification in chronically dialysed patients.
- To identify factors associated with intracardiac calcification, including renal osteodystrophy and rhythm disorders.
- To explore the potential role of parathyroid hyperfunction in its development.
Main Methods:
- Echocardiographic examinations were performed on 70 chronically dialysed patients.
- Patients were assessed for the presence of intracardiac calcification.
- Correlation with the severity of renal osteodystrophy and presence of rhythm disorders was analyzed.
Main Results:
- Intracardiac calcification was detected in 20 out of 70 patients (28.6%).
- The prevalence was higher in patients with severe renal osteodystrophy.
- Calcification was frequently associated with cardiac rhythm disorders.
Conclusions:
- Intracardiac calcification is a significant finding in chronically dialysed patients.
- Severe renal osteodystrophy and rhythm disorders are associated with intracardiac calcification.
- Parathyroid hyperfunction is implicated as a contributing factor to intracardiac calcification in this cohort.
Abstract:
Echocardiographic examination revealed intracardiac calcification in 20 out of 70 chronically dialysed patients. The process appeared more frequently in those suffering from severe renal osteodystrophy. It was often associated with rhythm disorder. Parathyroid hyperfunction is rated as one cause of intracardiac calcification.