title: Calcification of the mitral valve complicated by embolization and subsequent ischemic stroke with haemorrhagic transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, via Tesserete 48, Lugano, Ticino 6900, Switzerland andrea.denegri@cardiocentroticino.org denegriandrea@msn.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denegri
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, via Tesserete 48, Lugano, Ticino 6900, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Giovanni Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Pedrazzini
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, via Tesserete 48, Lugano, Ticino 6900, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moccetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, via Tesserete 48, Lugano, Ticino 6900, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moccetti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000209:etiology*; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D008943:Mitral Valve; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000150:complications*