title: Caseous degeneration of a calcified mitral valve annulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Trieste, Trieste, Italy. amedeospina@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pinamonti
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: Aniello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome