Abstract:Patient: Female, 66-year-old
Final Diagnosis: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus
Symptoms: Asymptomatic
Medication:—
Clinical Procedure: —
Specialty: Cardiology
Objective:
Rare disease
Background:
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is an uncommon form of mitral annular calcification and can be misdiagnosed as heart abscess, neoplasm, or other lesions occupying the atrioventr… Show more
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