Black Aortic Valve: A Surprise Finding of What Clinical Relevance?

Can J Cardiol. 2017 Jun;33(6):831.e7-831.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.01.019. Epub 2017 Feb 1.

Authors

Hussein A Al-Amodi¹, Edward J Tweedie², Ivan Iglesias³, Michael W A Chu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: michael.chu@lhsc.on.ca.

PMID: 28377065
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.01.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / etiology
Calcinosis / complications
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Echocardiography
Female
Humans