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Caseous Necrosis of Mitral Annulus: A Rare Cause of Stroke [PDF]

Case Reports in Cardiology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
The current report describes a rare case of a caseous necrosis presenting as a pseudotumor in ventricle, revealed by stroke. Cerebral MRI, showing multiples lacunes, evocates a cardioembolic mechanism. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrate a large hyperechogenic mass fixed to the posterior mitral valve and annulus while ...
Jérôme Corre, Lionel Leroux, Pierre Coste, M. Ferrari, A. Movahed, J. Peteiro, K. Roberts-Thomson   +6 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Approach to An Unusual Cardiac Mass: Mitral Annulus Caseoma

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is known to be a rare variant of mitral annulus calcification, a chronic and degenerative process of the mitral valve fibrous ring. It usually carries a benign prognosis.
Arda Aybars Pala, Hasan Iner, Murat Abdulhamit Ercisli   +2 more
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Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise [PDF]

Revista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2016
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is an underdiagnosed disease, which can be associated with aging and cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia or end-stage renal disease.
Yale Tung-Chen, Miguel Ángel Roig-Osca
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Three Cases of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus Resulting in Spontaneous Fistulation [PDF]

Case, 2022
Takatoshi Hayashi, Momo Fujiwara
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Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus presenting as recurrent strokes [PDF]

Journal of Cardiology Cases, 2023
Kalliopi Perlepe
exaly   +2 more sources

Mitral Regurgitation Due to Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus. [PDF]

Cureus, 2020
Mitral regurgitation can be a debilitating disease that has many etiologies. Frequent causes are mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic fever, dilated cardiomyopathy, and infective endocarditis. Another rare, but often overlooked cause is caseous calcification
Tran D, Zuchowski C.
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Report of Two Cases with Caseous Annular Calcification of the Mitral Valve.

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Introduction: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annulus calcification, a chronic and degenerative mitral valve fibrous ring process. It usually carries a benign prognosis. The prevalence of CCMA is about 0.06%
Ermal Likaj, Selman Dumani, Alessia Mehmeti, Laureta Dibra, Ervin Bejko, Edlira Rruci, Altin Veshti   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Surgical experience with caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: a case report. [PDF]

J Surg Case Rep
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification associated with an increased risk of embolic stroke and diagnostic difficulty.
Mori K, Morita M, Kawakubo E, Kume M, Nakazono Y, Shuto T.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus Associated with Severe Mitral Regurgitation: A Multimodality Diagnostic Approach. [PDF]

J Cardiovasc Echogr
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification, and a multimodality approach is advised to ensure an accurate diagnosis.
Cozac DA, Lassandro E, Motta R, Pergola V.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A rare case of spontaneously dissolved calcification of the mitral annulus: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus [PDF]

Journal of Cardiology Cases, 2018
Yasuyo Takeuchi
exaly   +2 more sources