What Researchers Did
Researchers presented a case report of a 74-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage III who developed calciphylaxis.
What They Found
They found that the 74-year-old woman's calciphylaxis led to mitral valve calcification, chordae tendineae rupture, and acute mitral regurgitation. Although her wounds improved with sodium thiosulfate, pamidronate, penicillin, and hyperbaric oxygen therapies, she ultimately decompensated due to the acute mitral regurgitation attributed to the ruptured chordae tendineae.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from outside Canada.
Study Limitations
As a single case report, the findings cannot be generalized to a larger patient population.