Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus. A review of six cases;Degenerescência caseosa da calcificação do anel mitral: Revisão a propósito de seis casos

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1059-1070

  Fernandes, Rita Marín ^a   Branco, Luísa Moura ^b   Galrinho, Ana ^c   Timóteo, Ana Teresa ^a   Tavares, Anabela ^a   Feliciano, Joana ^d   Oliveira, Ricardo ^d   Fiarresga, António ^d   Mamede, Andreia ^d   Banazol, Nuno ^d   Roquette, Jose ^d   Ferreira, Rui Cruz ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARTA   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DO DIVINO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Portugal)

^c Hospital do Espirito Santo   (Portugal)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Caseous calcification of mitral annulus; Mitral valve; Transesophageal echocardiography; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 37349086561     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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