Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus with mitral regurgitation and impairment of functional capacity: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Mitral annular calcification is a common echocardiographic finding, especially in the elderly. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus, however, is a relatively rare variant, having an echocardiographic prevalence of 0.6% in patients with mitral annular calcification. Caseous calci...

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Autores principales: Minardi, Giovanni, Manzara, Carla, Pulignano, Giovanni, Pino, Paolo G, Pavaci, Herribert, Sordi, Martina, Musumeci, Francesco
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18549500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-205

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