Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: case report

We present a rare case of probable caseous calcification of the mitral. This pathology is more frequently detected in asymptomatic women older than 70 years. To recognize this image is important because echocardiography is the easiest way to elucidate this diagnosis, and more importantly because thi...

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Autores principales: de França, Lucas Arraes, Rodrigues, Ana Clara Tude, Vieira, Marcelo Luiz Campos, de Oliveira, Wércules Antônio Alves, de Azevedo, Rudyney Eduardo Uchôa, Cordovil, Adriana, de Lira-Filho, Edgar Bezerra, Fischer, Claudio Henrique, Morhy, Samira Saady
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4878599/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24136767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082013000300019
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author de França, Lucas Arraes
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Fischer, Claudio Henrique
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description We present a rare case of probable caseous calcification of the mitral. This pathology is more frequently detected in asymptomatic women older than 70 years. To recognize this image is important because echocardiography is the easiest way to elucidate this diagnosis, and more importantly because this structure could be easily misdiagnosed as tumors, thrombus and vegetations, which are much more common. Normally, it has a benign evolution, and the correct diagnosis is crucial to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions.
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spelling pubmed-48785992016-08-10 Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: case report de França, Lucas Arraes Rodrigues, Ana Clara Tude Vieira, Marcelo Luiz Campos de Oliveira, Wércules Antônio Alves de Azevedo, Rudyney Eduardo Uchôa Cordovil, Adriana de Lira-Filho, Edgar Bezerra Fischer, Claudio Henrique Morhy, Samira Saady Einstein (Sao Paulo) Case Report We present a rare case of probable caseous calcification of the mitral. This pathology is more frequently detected in asymptomatic women older than 70 years. To recognize this image is important because echocardiography is the easiest way to elucidate this diagnosis, and more importantly because this structure could be easily misdiagnosed as tumors, thrombus and vegetations, which are much more common. Normally, it has a benign evolution, and the correct diagnosis is crucial to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions. Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC4878599/ /pubmed/24136767 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082013000300019 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rodrigues, Ana Clara Tude
Vieira, Marcelo Luiz Campos
de Oliveira, Wércules Antônio Alves
de Azevedo, Rudyney Eduardo Uchôa
Cordovil, Adriana
de Lira-Filho, Edgar Bezerra
Fischer, Claudio Henrique
Morhy, Samira Saady
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: case report
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