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A 78-year-old female presented with an embolic cerebral vascular accident and was diagnosed with liquefaction necrosis of the mitral annulus, raising the question of its etiopathogenic role.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of differentiating liquefaction necrosis of the mitral annulus from other cardiac masses, particularly in patients presenting with embolic events.
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May prompt consideration of mitral annular liquefaction necrosis in embolic stroke; leaves open its causal role pending larger studies.
Liquefaction necrosis of the mitral annulus is a rare form of peri-annular calcification that the cardiologist must be able to differentiate from other cardiac masses. It classically looks like a round or semilunar hyperdense mass with a denser peripheral rim, located mainly in the posterior mitral annulus. The case we report here was diagnosed in a 78-year-old female patient who presented with an embolic cerebral vascular accident, which raises the question of its etiopathogenic responsibility.
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Mallisho et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Liquefaction necrosis of mitral annulus calcification (n=1). Liquefaction necrosis of the mitral annulus was evaluated. A 78-year-old female presented with an embolic cerebral vascular accident and was diagnosed with liquefaction necrosis of the mitral annulus, raising the question of its etiopathogenic role.
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