title: Imaging of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus.
abstract: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is a rare form of periannular calcification that generally appears as a calcified mass with a central echolucent area that may lead to diagnostic errors. The case is reported of a 65-year-old woman in whom a suspicious mass was detected with transthoracic echocardiography performed for dyspnea.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Applied Experimental Medicine, Brescia University, Brescia, Italy. enrico.vizzardi@tin.it
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vizzardi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Aloia
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: Gregoriana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanini
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabras
authors.forename: Ermanna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiari
authors.forename: Livio Dei
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Cas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*