Resumen

GARCIA-PEREZ, Juan Luis; LOPEZ-GARCIA, Patricia Lucía; GOMEZ-MARQUEZ, José Luis  y  SUAREZ-MIER, Mari.Paz. Myocardial calcification with multifactorial etiology. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2022, vol.41  Epub 20-Abr-2022. ISSN 1561-3011.

In the present report, we describe a case of sudden death in a 70-year-old woman who died 20 days after been discharged after admission for urinary infection secondary to renal lithiasis complicated with septic shock and renal and respiratory failure. It has been identified chronic ischemic heart disease and extensive areas of calcified myocardium. Also, we review myocardial calfications subtypes and its causes, and we analyze the specifics of the presented case.

Palabras clave : Myocardial calcification; sudden death; sepsis; sepsis myocardial calcification.