Mold-like left atria1 calcification is a rare aspect of rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Its interest lies in the diffkulty of surgical technique during interventions for valvular substitution. This is a case report in which the total excision of the calcified mold by a wide endoatriectomy was necessary in order to substitute the stenotic mitral valve. [Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg
“Mold-like” calcification of the left atrium and of the pulmonary veins. Total endoatriectomy in a patient undergoing mitral valve replacement / G., Ruvolo; Greco, Ernesto; G., Speziale; D., Mercogliano; B., Marino. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-7940. - STAMPA. - 8:(1994), pp. 54-55. [10.1016/1010-7940(94)90136-8]
“Mold-like” calcification of the left atrium and of the pulmonary veins. Total endoatriectomy in a patient undergoing mitral valve replacement
GRECO, Ernesto;
1994
Abstract
Mold-like left atria1 calcification is a rare aspect of rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Its interest lies in the diffkulty of surgical technique during interventions for valvular substitution. This is a case report in which the total excision of the calcified mold by a wide endoatriectomy was necessary in order to substitute the stenotic mitral valve. [Eur J Cardio-thorac SurgI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
