Imaging of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus.
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.
Vizzardi
Enrico
E
Section of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Applied Experimental Medicine, Brescia University, Brescia, Italy. enrico.vizzardi@tin.it
D'Aloia
Antonio
A
Farina
Davide
D
Zanini
Gregoriana
G
Cabras
Roberto
R
Chiari
Ermanna
E
Cas
Livio Dei
LD
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*