Caseous degeneration of a calcified mitral valve annulus

J Card Surg. 2010 Sep;25(5):530. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01037.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / pathology*
  • Calcinosis / surgery
  • Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / methods
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Debridement / methods
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / pathology
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / pathology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome