[Caseous Calcification of Mitral Valve Annulus;Report of a Case]

Kyobu Geka. 2016 Jul;69(7):534-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of an 80-year-old female presenting with a mitral valve tumor. Postoperatively, pathologic diagnosis was caseous calcification of the mitral annulus. In surgery, she successfully underwent a mitral valve replacement with a 20 mm mechanical valve. The importance of correctly making a preoperative diagnosis cannot be over-emphasized. Technical discussion on possibility of mitral valve repair and patient-prosthesis mismatch after mitral valve replacement is also made.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome