Key result
Septic shock and prolonged ICU stay are linked to left ventricular myocardial calcification.
Why the study?
Myocardial calcification is a rare but increasingly recognized complication of severe systemic illness, particularly sepsis and critical illness.
Case Report (n=3)
Cardiac CT and CMR have complementary roles in diagnosing and characterizing post-septic myocardial calcification.
Myocardial calcification may follow septic shock; extends sparse case reports but remains hypothesis-generating without prospective data.
Myocardial calcification is a rare but increasingly recognized complication of severe systemic illness, particularly sepsis and critical illness. We report 3 men who developed left ventricular myocardial calcification after septic shock or prolonged intensive care unit admission. In all cases, computed tomography identified the extent and distribution of calcium deposition, whereas cardiac magnetic resonance demonstrated nonischemic late gadolinium enhancement in corresponding segments. These cases illustrate the heterogeneous long-term consequences of postseptic myocardial calcification and highlight the complementary roles of cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance in diagnosis, tissue characterization, arrhythmic risk assessment, and follow-up.
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Ruiz-López et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Myocardial calcification after severe sepsis (n=3). Septic shock or prolonged ICU admission was evaluated on Left ventricular myocardial calcification. Septic shock and prolonged intensive care unit admission were associated with the development of left ventricular myocardial calcification in 3 men.
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