Multimodality imaging of a giant caseous calcification of the mitral annulus

• Main Authors: Suzan Hatipoğlu Akpınar (Author), Ruken Bengi Bakal (Author), Ahmet Güler (Author), Nihal Özdemir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We present an unusual case of giant caseous calcification of the mitral annulus in a 58-year-old female patient. The mass was detected during echocardiography and was defined as a big, round echodense lesion attached to the posterior mitral ring annulus. The patient was further evaluated with a full...