Calcified disease of the mitral annulus: a spectrum of an evolving disease

G Di Bella; F Minutoli; C Zito; A Recupero; R Donato; S Carerj; S Coglitore; S Lentini

doi:10.1016/j.ancard.2010.12.030

Calcified disease of the mitral annulus: a spectrum of an evolving disease

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2011 Apr;60(2):102-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2010.12.030. Epub 2011 Jan 19.

Authors

G Di Bella¹, F Minutoli, C Zito, A Recupero, R Donato, S Carerj, S Coglitore, S Lentini

Affiliation

¹ Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Italy.

PMID: 21277560
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2010.12.030

Abstract

Mitral annulus calcification may appear under different forms depending from its evolution stage: mitral annulus calcification; homogeneous calcified mass of the mitral valve; liquefaction necrosis of the mass; reduction or stability of the mass dimension. We report a large calcified mass located in between the posterior mitral valve leaflet and adjacent left ventricular myocardium suggesting the homogeneous calcified phase of the disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Calcium Phosphates / administration & dosage
Calcium Phosphates / adverse effects*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / pathology*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
Postmenopause*
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Calcium Phosphates