Chunky Mitral Annular Calcification: Caseoma or a Tumor?
Cureus
; 16(4): e58031, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is relatively common in clinical practice. Females are more often affected than males. Patients with end-stage renal disease have MAC relatively more commonly than the general population. Patients with MAC often develop conduction system disturbances, including advanced atrioventricular blocks. They are also more likely to develop various arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. Caseous mitral annulus calcification is a variant of MAC that often looks like a cardiac tumor on an echocardiogram and needs to be differentiated.
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En
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Cureus
Year:
2024
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Article