JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Calcified Nodules in the Superficial Femoral Artery Confirmed by Intravascular Ultrasound, Angioscopy, and Histology

  • Kota Tanaka, MD,
  • Hiroyuki Nagai, MD,
  • Atsunori Okamura, MD,
  • Mutsumi Iwamoto, MD,
  • Satoshi Watanabe, MD,
  • Akinori Sumiyoshi, MD,
  • Satoshi Suzuki, MD,
  • Hirokazu Tanaka, MD,
  • Koichi Inoue, MD,
  • Yasushi Koyama, MD,
  • Katsuomi Iwakura, MD,
  • Kenshi Fujii, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 1862 – 1866

Abstract

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An 84-year-old man was admitted to the authors’ hospital for the treatment of intermittent claudication. Angiography revealed an exophytic calcified nodules in the distal superficial femoral artery. Angioscopy also revealed abundant exophytic atherosclerotic calcification. Histology confirmed the diagnosis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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