Abundant dystrophic calcifications mimicking aortic valve abscess in a patient undergoing elective aortic valve replacement

Dystrophic calcifications of the aortic valve may cause symptomatic aortic stenosis and account for a significant portion of patients who undergo elective valve replacement. Calcifications appearing grossly as a cloudy fluid surrounding the aortic valve leaflets are an uncommon finding. Normally, ca...

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Autores principales: Booth, Adam L, Li, Christine Q, Al-Dossari, Ghannam Ayed, Stevenson, Heather L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220368

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220368

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