Extensive myocardial and mitral annular calcification leading to mitral regurgitation and restrictive cardiomyopathy: An unusual case of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 351-353

  Salisbury, Adam C ^a   Shapiro, Brian P ^a   Martinez, Matthew W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcinosis; Mitral insufficiency; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CALCIFICATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL ANNULAR CALCIFICATION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349777424     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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