Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 187-188 , June 2006

Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Valve Ring

  • Constantin B. Marcu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vrije University Medical Center, Department of Cardiology 6D 120, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 20 4442244; fax: +31 20 4442446.
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  • Andre E. Ghantous, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital of Saint Raphael–Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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  • Edward K. Prokop, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital of Saint Raphael–Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

Received 15 June 2005 ,Accepted 5 February 2006.

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  1. Harpaz D, Auerbach I, Vered Z, Motro M, Tobar A, Rosenblatt S. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: a neglected, unrecognized diagnosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2001;14:825–831
  2. Kronzon I, Winer HE, Cohen ML. Sterile, caseous mitral anular abscess. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1983;2:186–190

PII: S1443-9506(06)00041-2

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.02.004

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 187-188 , June 2006

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