Asymptomatic Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus in a 66-Year-Old Woman with 3-Year Imaging Follow-Up

Łukasz Turek; Marcin Sadowski; Jacek Kurzawski; Łukasz Piątek; Łukasz Zandecki

doi:10.12659/AJCR.936296

20 April 2022: Articles

Asymptomatic Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus in a 66-Year-Old Woman with 3-Year Imaging Follow-Up

Rare disease

Łukasz Turek ^A* , Marcin Sadowski ^B , Jacek Kurzawski ^B , Łukasz Piątek ^B , Łukasz Zandecki ^B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936296

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936296

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Figure 5. Late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA). CCMA (arrow) is localized in the posterior area of the mitral annulus and the basal segment of the left ventricle. The CCMA has a hypointense area without late gadolinium enhancement surrounded by a hyperintense envelope with late gadolinium enhancement.

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Asymptomatic Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus in a 66-Year-Old Woman with 3-Year Imaging Follow-Up

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