A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Rodrigo de Moura Joaquim, Edileide de Barros Correia, Suéllen Lacerda Bezerra, Ibraim Masciarelli Francisco Pinto, Tiago Senra Garcia dos Santos, [...]
Rodrigo de Moura Joaquim, Edileide de Barros Correia, Suéllen Lacerda Bezerra, Ibraim Masciarelli Francisco Pinto, Tiago Senra Garcia dos Santos, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20170021
Introduction Calcification of the mitral annulus (CMA) is defined as a chronic degeneration of the mitral annulus fibrous involving mainly the posterior annulus. It is a common condition in the elderly, especially in women, and is associated with hypertension. Caseous necrosis of the mitral valve (CNMV) is a rare and less known CMA variant with a prevalence of 0.64%, which can reach up to 2.7% in autopsy studies of patients with CMA.– On echocardiography, CNMV appears as a large rounded […]
Keywords: Calcinosis; Mitral Valve; Heart Neoplasms; Diagnostic Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Multidetector Computed Tomography