Chetrit M, Hassan OA, Ho N, Collier P, Rodriguez LL. The “MAC” Attack: When Mitral Annular Calcification Goes Rogue! A Case Series of Mobile Mitral Annular Calcifications.
CASE 2020;
4:467-472. [PMID:
33117951 PMCID:
PMC7581648 DOI:
10.1016/j.case.2020.07.004]
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Abstract
CAT is a rare non-neoplastic tumor which may be associated with mobile MAC.
Mobile component carries a high risk of embolization demonstrated in our case series.
Calcified thrombus and CAT may be on a spectrum ranging from acute to chronic.
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