Mitral regurgitation due to caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: Two case reports

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Marcì, Marcello ^a   Lo Jacono, Francesca ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Villa Sofia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 77953435953     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-95     Document Type: Article

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