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

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

Affiliations

Kota Tanaka, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Hiroyuki Nagai, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Hiroyuki Nagai, Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, 2-4-32 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001, Japan.; Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Atsunori Okamura, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Mutsumi Iwamoto, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Satoshi Watanabe, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Akinori Sumiyoshi, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Satoshi Suzuki, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Hirokazu Tanaka, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Koichi Inoue, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Yasushi Koyama, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Katsuomi Iwakura, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Kenshi Fujii, MD: Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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

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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.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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