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Contributor: Paul J Cunningham - Madigan Army Medical Center
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More Like This ? Cardiac Calcifications
Factoid 1255 - Created: 2001-03-01 10:37:50-05 - Modified: 2001-03-02 05:34:16-05
ACR Codes: 5.81
Coronary arteries:
Almost always due to atherosclerosis.

Pericardium:
Sequela of pericarditis. Seen around right ventricle, posterior left ventricle, atrioventricular groove. Can be associated with constrictive pericarditis (restriction of ventricular filling causing heart failure).

Myocardium:
Usually sequela of infarction. Left ventricle involved, usually near apex. Can be associated with a ventricular aneurysm.

Valves:
Aortic valve leaflets:
Posterior to pulmonic valve, anterior and superior to mitral valve. Usually associated with aortic stenosis.

Aortic valve annulus:
Usually in conjunction with leaflet calcification.

Mitral valve leaflets:
Inferior and posterior to aortic valve. Sequela of rheumatic heart disease. Associated with mitral stenosis.

Mitral valve annulus:
Usually normal in the elderly. Can be associated with conduction disturbance or mitral insufficiency.

Pulmonic valve:
Rare. Associated with pulmonic stenosis.

Tricuspid valve:
Very rare.
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Prepared by: Paul J Cunningham
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Approved by: James George Smirniotopoulos, M.D.
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