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Monckeberg arteriosclerosis

MedGen UID:
165784
•Concept ID:
C0887866
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Calcific Scleroses, Medial; Calcific Sclerosis, Medial; Medial Calcific Scleroses; Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Monckeberg Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Monckeberg Sclerosis; Monckeberg's Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Monckeberg's Sclerosis; Monckebergs Sclerosis; Mönckeberg Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Mönckeberg Sclerosis; Mönckeberg's Medial Calcific Sclerosis; Mönckeberg's Sclerosis; Mönckebergs Sclerosis; Scleroses, Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Monckeberg Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Monckeberg's; Sclerosis, Mönckeberg Medial Calcific; Sclerosis, Mönckeberg's
SNOMED CT: Monckeberg's medial sclerosis (69742007); Monckeberg's medial calcinosis (69742007); Monckeberg medial sclerosis (69742007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003310

Definition

A type of arteriosclerosis in which calcification of the tunica media is the predominant feature. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMonckeberg arteriosclerosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Impact of atherosclerotic risk factors on different ankle-brachial-index criteria--results of the Heinz Nixdorf RECALL study.
Kröger K, Lehmann N, Moebus S, Schmermund A, Stang A, Kälsch H, Bauer M, Jöckel KH, Erbel R, Möhlenkamp S
Vasa 2013 Mar;42(2):120-6. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000255. PMID: 23485839

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Diagnosis

Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis: a case report of chronic endometritis presenting as postmenopausal bleeding.
Mercer VJ, Naseemuddin A, Webb A
Menopause 2021 Dec 13;29(2):247-249. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001902. PMID: 34905746

Prognosis

Calcified facial and maxillary arteries: Incidental radiographic findings indicative of Mönckeberg arteriosclerosis.
Fitzgerald J, Ziegler ME, Green PT, Neville BW
J Am Dent Assoc 2021 Nov;152(11):943-946. Epub 2021 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.04.018. PMID: 34373081

Clinical prediction guides

Case of Mönckeberg arteriosclerosis in the carotid, facial, and lingual arteries: a potentially serious incidental finding in CBCT.
Vijayan S, Potluri A
Gen Dent 2020 Sep-Oct;68(5):47-50. PMID: 32857048

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