Progression of mitral annulus calcification to caseous necrosis of the mitral valve: complementary role of multi-modality imaging

Eur Heart J. 2009 Feb;30(3):304. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn411. Epub 2008 Sep 10.

Authors

Ron Blankstein¹, Ronen Durst, Michael H Picard, Ricardo C Cury

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02114, USA. rblankstein@partners.org

PMID: 18784062
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn411

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Disease Progression
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / pathology*
Necrosis / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography