title: Calcification of the tricuspid annulus. Case report and review of the relevant literature.
abstract: We present a case of tricuspid annulus calcification, documented by fluoroscopy, chest X-ray and cross sectional echocardiography. This case is interesting for two reasons: 1) Tricuspid annulus calcification is extremely rare and very few cases have been reported. 2) It is the third case described where two-dimensional echocardiography established the diagnosis of this very rare condition. Previously reported cases of tricuspid annulus calcification are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Tzanio Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kouvaras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manolis
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Cokkinos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology*