title: Calcified disease of the mitral annulus: a spectrum of an evolving disease.
abstract: Mitral annulus calcification may appear under different forms depending from its evolution stage: mitral annulus calcification; homogeneous calcified mass of the mitral valve; liquefaction necrosis of the mass; reduction or stability of the mass dimension. We report a large calcified mass located in between the posterior mitral valve leaflet and adjacent left ventricular myocardium suggesting the homogeneous calcified phase of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Minutoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Recupero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Donato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carerj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coglitore
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lentini
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017698:Postmenopause; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates