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Mitral annular calcification is associated with cardiovascular diseases, with some studies indicating cardiovascular risk increases by approximately 10% per 1-mm increase in MAC thickness.
Mitral annular calcification is a marker of cardiovascular risk and atherosclerosis, though its independent predictive value for CAD remains debated and may depend on calcification severity and concurrent aortic valve calcification.
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MAC may mark elevated CV risk on imaging; leaves open its independent CAD prediction beyond severity and aortic valve calcification.
Yavuzer Koza (2015) conducted a review in Mitral annular calcification. Mitral annular calcification was evaluated. Mitral annular calcification is associated with cardiovascular diseases, with some studies indicating cardiovascular risk increases by approximately 10% per 1-mm increase in MAC thickness.
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