MITRAL ANNULAR CALCIFICATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS. CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

MITRAL ANNULAR CALCIFICATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS. CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

Background. The clinical significance of idiopathic mitral annular calcification (MAC) often diagnosed by echocardiography in elderly patients currently is not sufficiently studied. Aim. To study the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of the cardiovascular system in patients with MAC age...

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Main Authors: N. S. Chipigina, G. M. Urvacheva, N. A. Shostak, I. V. Zhitareva, I. Yu. Zhitomirskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stolichnaya Izdatelskaya Kompaniya 2016-01-01
Series:Racionalʹnaâ Farmakoterapiâ v Kardiologii
Subjects:
mitral annular calcification
ischemic heart disease
echocardiography
mitral regurgitation
left ventricular remodeling
Online Access:https://www.rpcardio.com/jour/article/view/958

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