title: Mitral annulus calcification.
abstract: A 67-year-old woman had aortic and mitral annulus calcification resulting in severe stenosis and incompetence of the valves. Mitral annulus calcification produces specific echocardiographic abnormalities which may forewarn of technical difficulties during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: McNeill
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology