Key result
Mitral annular calcification linked to ischemic stroke via calcific embolism in a single case report.
Why the study?
Mitral annular calcification is a degenerative process implicated as a risk factor for systemic embolism including cerebral embolism, but evidence regarding the risk it represents is conflicting.
Case Report (n=1)
Mitral annular calcification can act as a source of calcific embolism leading to ischemic stroke.
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MAC may cause calcific emboli in stroke; leaves open need for validation beyond case reports.
La calcificacion del anillo mitral es un proceso degenerativo que se ha implicado como factor de riesgo para embolias sistemicas, entre ellas cerebrales. La evidencia en conflictiva respecto al riesgo que representa. Se presenta el caso de un accidente cerebrovascular isquemico atribuido a una embolia calcica a punto de partida de una calcificacion del anillo mitral, seguida de una discusion acerca de la evidencia disponible. La calcificacion del anillo mitral constituye ademas de un marcador de enfermedad cardiovascular, un factor de riesgo para embolias cerebrales.
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Machado et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Ischemic stroke associated with mitral annular calcification (n=1). Mitral annular calcification was evaluated on Ischemic stroke. Mitral annular calcification was identified as a risk factor and source of calcific embolism leading to ischemic stroke in a single patient case report.
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