Is whole blood viscosity associated with the presence of mitral annular calcification?
Higher whole blood viscosity is associated with the presence of mitral annular calcification and reduced mitral annular motion velocities, suggesting a potential role of shear stress in MAC development.
Patients with MAC had significantly higher WBV, which independently predicted the presence of MAC. WBV had an inverse correlation with mitral annular motion velocities, indicating that a higher WBV may lead to greater limitation in annular motion and, thus, more calcification.
Çetin et al. (Thu,) studied this question.