Mitral annular calcification in patients with significant mitral valve disease: An old problem with new solutions

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a chronic process involving mitral valve annulus, linked with an increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Since its first autoptic description, a progressive evolution in diagnostic tools brought cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan to become the gold...

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Main Authors: Guido Ascione, Paolo Denti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1033565/full