Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5603831 | Indian Heart Journal | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) has been considered a predisposition and an association of thrombo-embolic disease. Superimposed thrombus on MAC is under-appreciated as a potential cause of systemic thrombo-embolism. This report describes an elderly gentleman, who had recurrent cerebral embolism and in one of the episodes, a large mobile thrombus was detected on the ventricular surface of calcified mitral annulus. The thrombus disappeared after initiation of anti-coagulation.
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Authors
Jagdish C. Mohan, Madhu Shukla, Vishwas Mohan, Arvind Sethi,