title: [Use of mineralogic methods for examination of human tissues. II. Mineralization of heart structures].
abstract: Using mineralogic methods of investigation there were analyzed 8 mitral and 6 aortic valves, removed during surgical replacement, and 18 concretions which occluded coronary arteries, removed during surgical revascularization procedures. In all samples two kinds of mineralization were stated: 1. secret-observed as higher than normal content of elements in the tissue, and detected using chemical methods only, and 2. apparent-observed as grains and crystals, composed mainly of hydrated phosphates and hydroxyapatite, often with deposits of lipids and cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej, Krakowie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pawlikowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pfitzner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals
vernacular_title: Zastosowanie metod mineralogicznych w badaniach tkanek człowieka. II. Mineralizacja struktur serca.