TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas PY - 2019 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - A very rare metabolic disorder characterized by deposition of calcium salts in the internal elastic lamina of large- and medium-sized arteries causing intimal proliferation and leading to arterial stenosis. It affects the aorta, coronary arteries, iliac vessels, and carotid arteries. Coronary artery disease occurs in early infancy with heart failure and myocardial infarction within the first months of life. Although survival to adulthood has been reported, death usually occurs before 6 months of age. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164070625 ER -