Massive calcification of the tricuspid valve papillary muscles in right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-506

  Rifaia, Layla ^a   Hammoudia, Nadjib ^a   Fouretb, Pierre ^b   Acarc, Christophe ^b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Endomyocardial fibrosis; Right heart failure; Tricuspid valve

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

CALCINOSIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 79952340490     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.259911     Document Type: Article

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