Tophaceous pseudogout of the mitral valve

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 952-954

  Moon, Marc R ^a,b,c   Fann, James I ^a,b   Deedwania, Prakash C ^a,b   Ferguson, Rollington ^a,b   Kosek, Jon C ^a,b   Burdon, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEART TUMOR; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALCINOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 0032167876     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00567-0     Document Type: Article

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