Severe Mitral Annular Calcification: First Experience With Transcatheter Therapy Using a Dedicated Mitral Prosthesis

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jun 12;10(11):1178-1179. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.03.026. Epub 2017 May 17.

Authors

Paul Sorajja¹, Mario Gössl², Richard Bae², Lisa Tindell², John R Lesser², Judah Askew², R Saeid Farivar²

Affiliations

¹ Valve Science Center, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Valve Science Center, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

PMID: 28527769
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.03.026

No abstract available

Keywords: annular; calcification; mitral; transcatheter.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis / physiopathology
Calcinosis / surgery*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Prosthesis Design*
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome