• Connecticut medicine · Oct 2015

    Case Reports

    Caseous Calcification of Mitral Annulus: A Rare Monster Leading to Cerebrovascular Accident.

    • Sarfaraz Memon, Lovely Chhabra, Felix Krainski, Matthew W Parker, and Heather Swales.
    • Conn Med. 2015 Oct 1;79(9):551-2.

    AbstractCaseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification that maybe easily misdiagnosed or confused with an abscess, a tumor, or infective vegetation. The main pathophysiological mechanism leading to CCMA involves degeneration and calcium deposition on the mitral valve. We present a case of CCMA to help understand this clinical entity.

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