%0 Journal Article
%T Severe mitral annular calcification in rheumatic heart disease: A rare presentation
%A Rajesh Vijayvergiya
%A Kim Vaiphei
%A Sandeep S Rana
%J World Journal of Cardiology
%D 2012
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%R 10.4330/wjc.v4.i3.87
%X Severe mitral annular calcification (MAC) is frequently seen in patients with advanced age and chronic kidney disease, but it is rare in rheumatic heart disease (RHD). We hereby report a case of 45-year-old female with chronic RHD, who had severe MAC and mitral regurgitation. Fluoroscopy revealed a ¡°crown¡±-like severe calcification of the mitral annulus. Autopsy of the heart revealed a calcified posterior mitral annulus, fused commissures, and calcified nodules at the atrial aspect of the mitral valve.
%K Mitral annular calcification
%K Rheumatic heart disease
%K Mitral regurgitation
%K Autopsy
%K Aschoff nodule
%U http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v4/i3/87.htm