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Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: A multi-modality imaging perspective

dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, S
dc.contributor.authorSalgado, A
dc.contributor.authorSalomé, N
dc.contributor.authorBettencourt, N
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, P
dc.contributor.authorCosteira, A
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, A
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-30T11:16:56Z
dc.date.available2013-08-30T11:16:56Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractMitral annulus calcification is a common echocardiographic finding, particularly in the elderly and in end-stage renal disease patients under chronic dialysis. Caseous calcification or liquefaction necrosis of mitral annulus calcification is a rare evolution of mitral annular calcification. Early recognition of this entity avoids an invasive diagnostic approach, since it is benign and, unlike intracardiac tumors and abscesses, has a favorable prognosis. The authors present the case of an 84-year-old woman with a suspicious large, echodense mass at the level of the posterior mitral leaflet with associated severe mitral regurgitation. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a hypoperfused mass with strong peripheral enhancement 10 minutes after gadolinium administration. Multislice computed tomography showed the calcified nature of the mass. A multi-modality imaging approach confirmed the diagnosis of caseous calcification of the posterior mitral annulus. The patient refused surgical treatment.por
dc.identifier.citationRev Port Cardiol. 2012;31(4):313-6.por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/482
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.subjectCalcinosepor
dc.subjectDoenças das Válvulas Cardíacaspor
dc.subjectTomografia Computorizadapor
dc.subjectVálvula Mitralpor
dc.titleCaseous calcification of the mitral annulus: A multi-modality imaging perspectivepor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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