A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess Formation
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification. It comprises a combination of calcium, fatty acids, and cholesterol, and is characterized by heterogeneity in echocardiographic images, with peripheral areas of calcification surrounding a central a...
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| author | Li-Tan Yang Hsuan-Yin Wu Chwan-Yau Luo I-Chuang Liao Wei-Chuan Tsai |
| author_facet | Li-Tan Yang Hsuan-Yin Wu Chwan-Yau Luo I-Chuang Liao Wei-Chuan Tsai |
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| description | Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification. It comprises a combination of calcium, fatty acids, and cholesterol, and is characterized by heterogeneity in echocardiographic images, with peripheral areas of calcification surrounding a central area of echolucency, resembling a periannular mass. Here, we describe a case of CCMA combined with a mitral annulus abscess, manifesting as a waving, horn-like structure. Although the image characteristics of the posterior mitral annulus suggested CCMA, additional findings warranted further work-up and studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4df1533758534d2187579072d9ee86d92022-12-21T19:42:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Ultrasound0929-64412014-06-0122211011310.1016/j.jmu.2014.03.001A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess FormationLi-Tan Yang0Hsuan-Yin Wu1Chwan-Yau Luo2I-Chuang Liao3Wei-Chuan Tsai4Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin, TaiwanDepartment of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, TaiwanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, TaiwanCaseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification. It comprises a combination of calcium, fatty acids, and cholesterol, and is characterized by heterogeneity in echocardiographic images, with peripheral areas of calcification surrounding a central area of echolucency, resembling a periannular mass. Here, we describe a case of CCMA combined with a mitral annulus abscess, manifesting as a waving, horn-like structure. Although the image characteristics of the posterior mitral annulus suggested CCMA, additional findings warranted further work-up and studies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644114000435abscessliquefaction necrosismitral annulus calcification |
| spellingShingle | Li-Tan Yang Hsuan-Yin Wu Chwan-Yau Luo I-Chuang Liao Wei-Chuan Tsai A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess Formation Journal of Medical Ultrasound abscess liquefaction necrosis mitral annulus calcification |
| title | A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess Formation |
| title_full | A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess Formation |
| title_fullStr | A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess Formation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess Formation |
| title_short | A Waving Horn on the Big Mitral Annulus Calcification: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus with Abscess Formation |
| title_sort | waving horn on the big mitral annulus calcification caseous calcification of the mitral annulus with abscess formation |
| topic | abscess liquefaction necrosis mitral annulus calcification |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644114000435 |
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