%0 Journal Article
%T Risk of Cerebral Embolization with Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus: Review Article
%A Charles A. Dietl
%A Christopher M. Hawthorn
%A Veena Raizada
%J Archive of "The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.2174/1874192401610010221
%X Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is believed to have a benign prognosis. Several authors have recommended conservative management in asymptomatic patients. However, the prevalence of cerebrovascular events (CVE) in patients with CCMA has never been evaluated before. The aims of this study are to investigate whether patients with CCMA are at increased risk of cerebral embolization, and to determine whether elective surgical resection of CCMA should be considered to prevent a cardioembolic stroke
%K Cardioembolic stroke
%K Caseous calcification
%K Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus
%K Cerebral embolism
%K Mitral annulus calcification
%K Stroke
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120388/