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Mitral annular calcification: A marker of severe coronary artery disease in patients under 60 years old [PDF]
Background: Mitral Annular calculation (MAC) is a fibrous, degenerative calcification of the mitral valve support ring. Mitral Annular calcification is a common condition. In other population-based study, the prevalence of MAC was reported as 13%.
Chowdhury, Tariq Ahmed +5 more
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A phenomap of TTR amyloidosis to aid diagnostic screening
Abstract Cardiac amyloidosis due to transthyretin (ATTR) remains an underdiagnosed cause of cardiomyopathy. As awareness of the disease grows and referrals for ATTR increase, clinicians are likely to encounter more atypical forms of the condition in clinical practice.
Alexios S. Antonopoulos +4 more
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Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the utility of left atrial volume and function in uraemic patients using four‐dimensional automatic left atrial quantification (4D auto LAQ) technology. Methods Thirty‐four undialysed uraemic patients (U‐ND group), 60 dialysed uraemic patients (U‐D group), and 32 healthy volunteers (N group) were enrolled
Bing Li, Meihua Chen, Xuning Huang
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Background Caseous mitral annular calcification (CMAC) is a rare liquefactive variant of mitral annular calcification (MAC) and superficially mimics a cardiac vegetation or abscess.
Krunoslav Michael Sveric +5 more
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Sex Differences In Extensive Mitral Annular Calcification With Associated Mitral Valve Dysfunction
Mitral annular calcification (MAC)-related mitral valve (MV) dysfunction is an increasingly recognized entity which confers a high burden of morbidity and mortality. Although more common among women, there is a paucity of data regarding how the phenotype
T. Churchill +13 more
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ABSTRACT Treatment of sarcoma includes high‐dose anthracyclines, which can cause cardiotoxicity. This study assesses the correlation of cardiac biomarkers and echocardiographic parameters on asymptomatic cardiotoxicity in sarcoma patients treated with anthracyclines.
Elissa A. S. Polomski +6 more
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Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a complex structural abnormality often associated with severe mitral stenosis, regurgitation, or both. Mitral valve surgery carries greater risk especially in elderly patients with MAC, making transcatheter mitral ...
T. Kilic +5 more
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Abstract Objective While cardiometabolic comorbidities have been well established in adults with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), it remains unclear whether the early signs of cardiovascular morbidity emerge during adolescence. This study aimed to investigate whether metabolic and cardiovascular alterations begin in adolescents with PCOS.
Demet Aygün Ari +8 more
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Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) using the SAPIEN platform has been performed in failed bioprosthetic valves (valve-in-valve), surgical annuloplasty rings (valve-in-ring), and native valves with mitral annular calcification (MAC) (valve-in ...
Hiroki A. Ueyama +3 more
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Abstract Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and early menopause (EM) affect millions of women worldwide. Compared with normal menopause, they confer a longer duration of estrogen deficiency and are associated not only with a shorter lifespan, but with a reduced healthspan, owing to an increased risk of cardiovascular, skeletal, cognitive and ...
Chiara Benedetto +8 more
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