title: [Calcification in the heart. I. Spontaneous coronary embolism due to calcified material].
abstract: Thirty-one hearts with advanced calcification of one or both left heart valves were investigated for the presence of spontaneous "calcific" emboli. X-ray (mammography) showed coronary emboli in 14 cases, that is in 45% of the whole series. A total of 265 "calcific" emboli (205 intracoronary and 60 in the left ventricular cavity) was demonstrated. The embolisation occurred most frequently and most extensively in association with postrheumatic mitral valve disease. Coronary "calcific" embolisation must be considered in the differential diagnosis of symptoms of ischemic heart disease in patients suffering from valvular heart lesions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Kalcifikace v srdci. I. Spontánní koronární embolizace vápenných hmot.