This review outlines the prognosis, preoperative planning, and management strategies, including surgical and transcatheter interventions, for patients with severe mitral annular calcification.
This review outlines the prognosis, preoperative planning, and management strategies (surgical and transcatheter) for patients with severe mitral annular calcification.
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a common and challenging pathologic condition, especially in the context of an aging society. Surgical mitral valve intervention in patients with MAC is difficult, with varying approaches to the calcified annular anatomy, and the advent of transcatheter valve interventions has provided additional treatment options. Advanced imaging provides the foundation for heart team discussions and management decisions concerning individual patients. This review focuses on the prognosis of, preoperative planning for, and management strategies for patients with MAC.
Chehab et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Severe Mitral Annular Calcification. Surgical and transcatheter valve interventions was evaluated. This review outlines the prognosis, preoperative planning, and management strategies, including surgical and transcatheter interventions, for patients with severe mitral annular calcification.