title: Relation of level of total serum cholesterol to amount of calcific deposits in operatively excised stenotic mitral valves: analysis of 155 cases.
abstract: This report analyzes 155 patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis in whom the operatively excised mitral valve was x-rayed to determine the presence of and extent of calcific deposits and the preoperative level of total serum cholesterol (TC). The amount of mitral calcium was graded 0 to 4+ and the average TC for each of the 5 groups was: 0 deposits--21 patients (14%) (TC = 188 mg/dl); 1+-50 patients (32%) (TC = 196 mg/dl); 2+-22 patients (14%) (TC = 198 mg/dl); 3+-37 patients (24%) (TC = 205 mg/dl), and 4+-25 patients (16%) (TC = 184 mg/dl). These average values of TC and the mean ages of the patients in each of the 5 groups of mitral calcium were not significantly different.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D011859:Radiography; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D002118:Calcium