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Multimodality imaging assessment of a caseous calcification of the mitral valve annulus

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2018
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare echocardiographic finding. It is commonly misdiagnosed as an abscess, tumor or infective vegetation on the mitral valve.
Imen Hamdi, Chadia Chourabi, Younes Arous, Mehdi Ghommidh, Khalil Houissa, Abdeddayem Haggui, Nadhem Hajlaoui, Dhaker Lahidheb, Nejmeddine Ben Abdallah, Wafa Fehri, Habib Haouala   +10 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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Immediate outcomes of treatment of severe mitral annular calcification

Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2021
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a chronic degenerative process involving the fibrous part of the mitral complex, characterized by calcium deposition and loss of valve function. MAC prevalence is 8–10%, but despite this, the clinical significance of
R. M. Muratov, M. N. Sorcomov, A. S. Sachkov, S. I. Babenko, A. M. Sleptsova, M. I. Terekhov   +5 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi, Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean‐Claude Imber, Alexandra Stähli, Björn Klinge, Niklaus P. Lang   +5 more
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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
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Relationship between Urinary Level of Phytate and Valvular Calcification in an Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Pathological calcification generally consists of the formation of solid deposits of hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate) in soft tissues. Supersaturation is the thermodynamic driving force for crystallization, so it is believed that higher blood levels of ...
Carlos Fernández-Palomeque, Andres Grau, Joan Perelló, Pilar Sanchis, Bernat Isern, Rafel M Prieto, Antonia Costa-Bauzá, Onofre J Caldés, Oriol Bonnin, Ana Garcia-Raja, Armando Bethencourt, Felix Grases   +11 more
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The Spectrum of Caseous Mitral Annulus Calcifications

JACC: Case Reports, 2021
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a chronic, degenerative condition of the fibrous mitral annulus, which may transform to liquefaction necrosis MAC, a rare variant of caseous MAC. We present a series of experiences, showing the varying manifestations
Agnes Mayr, MD, Silvana Müller, MD, Gudrun Feuchtner, MD   +2 more
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Tumours of the heart: Diagnostic dilemma [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2010
Introduction Mitral annular calcification is a degenerative process of the fibrosus support structure of the mitral apparatus, usually spreading over the posterior mitral leaflet. Case Outline A 66-year-old woman with shortness of breath and palpitations
Ranković Ljiljana, Borzanović Milorad D., Vuković Milan, Radović Aleksandar, Gradinac Siniša   +4 more
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Mitral Regurgitation Due to Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus

, 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
Zuchowski, Colin, Tran, Donovan, Colin Zuchowski, Donovan Tran   +3 more
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Surgical antegrade transcatheter mitral valve implantation for symptomatic mitral valve disease and heavily calcified annulus. [PDF]

, 2016
Surgical techniques for the treatment of mitral valve disease (MVD) have continuously evolved; however, anatomical details like severe annular calcification remain challenging and require sophisticated surgical strategies. Among patients with symptomatic
Langhammer, Bettina Michaela, Windecker, Stephan, Huber, Christoph, Carrel, Thierry, Langhammer, Bettina   +4 more
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