Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise

Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is an underdiagnosed disease, which can be associated with aging and cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia or end-stage renal disease. This disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis in order to avoid unnecessary...

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Main Authors: Yale Tung-Chen, Miguel Ángel Roig-Osca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2016-11-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S012056331630002X
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spelling doaj-1b7977510ae2458fbfae3419695dcc1e2021-07-02T17:21:35ZengPermanyerRevista Colombiana de Cardiología0120-56332016-11-01236524.e1524.e310.1016/j.rccar.2016.03.019Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguiseYale Tung-ChenMiguel Ángel Roig-OscaCaseous calcification of the mitral annulus is an underdiagnosed disease, which can be associated with aging and cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia or end-stage renal disease. This disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis in order to avoid unnecessary tests or even surgery.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S012056331630002XEchocardiographyMitral valveCalciumCardiovascular risk factors
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author Yale Tung-Chen
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Miguel Ángel Roig-Osca
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise
Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
Echocardiography
Mitral valve
Calcium
Cardiovascular risk factors
author_facet Yale Tung-Chen
Miguel Ángel Roig-Osca
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title Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise
title_short Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise
title_full Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise
title_fullStr Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise
title_full_unstemmed Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise
title_sort caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise
publisher Permanyer
series Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
issn 0120-5633
publishDate 2016-11-01
description Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is an underdiagnosed disease, which can be associated with aging and cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia or end-stage renal disease. This disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis in order to avoid unnecessary tests or even surgery.
topic Echocardiography
Mitral valve
Calcium
Cardiovascular risk factors
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S012056331630002X
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