title: Possible association of thrombotic, nonbacterial vegetations of the mitral ring-mitral annular calcium and stroke.
abstract: Although numerous studies have shown an increased risk of stroke associated with mitral annular calcification, a direct link has rarely been demonstrated. We report the occurrence of long, pedunculated thrombi attached to the calcified mitral annulus in 3 patients who suffered from stroke, with resolution after anticoagulant and antithrombotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dijon University Hospital, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Eicher
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: DeNadai
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ressencourt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Falcon-Eicher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giroud
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*