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Mitral annulus calcification independently tied to all-cause death

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mitral annulus calcification may be an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality and was more common among ...
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Pearls and pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of mitral annular calcification

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a progressive, degenerative process increasingly recognised for its clinical impact.
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Mitral annulus calcification is a predictor of mortality and a marker of valvular, cardiovascular disease

A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue ...
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Patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and cardiovascular disease, Mayo Clinic research finds

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Mitral annulus calcification patients at higher risk for heart valve diseases

Patients with mitral annulus calcification are at more than double the risk for mitral valve dysfunction, a study published June 1 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found. Researchers retrospectively ...
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If They Survive First Month, Mitral Annular Calcification Patients Treated With Transcatheter Valves Do Well at 1 Year

PARIS, France—Results from the Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC) Global Registry suggest that if patients can survive the complex initial procedure and its aftermath, they have a good chance of ...
Medscape

Tendyne Device Shows Promise for Mitral Annular Calcification

Transcatheter implantation of the Tendyne mitral valve replacement device for treatment of mitral regurgitation in patients at prohibitive surgical risk because of severe mitral annular calcification ...
JSTOR Daily

Prevalence of Mitral Annulus Calcification in African Americans

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background: The association of ethnic ancestry with coronary artery calcifications suggests that mitral annulus calcification may also vary ...
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Intravascular lithotripsy before transcatheter mitral valve replacement may be feasible

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Employing intravascular lithotripsy facilitated transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a patient with severe ...

Researchers find differences between two causes of heart valve narrowing

University of California, Irvine and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health researchers have identified fundamental structural and functional differences between two major causes of mitral valve stenosis ...
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What Relationship Between Low Bone Mineral Density and Cardiac Calcification?

There may be relationships between bone mineral density at different body locations and cardiac calcification. Sex-specific differences may exist in these relationships. Further research is needed to ...