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More Like This ? Mitral Annular Calcification
Topic 4374 - Created: 2002-12-02 10:13:01-05 - Modified: 2002-12-16 06:03:50-05
ACR Index: 534.817

Mitral annulus calcification (MAC) is an age-related degenerative process, which rarely has any clinical significance. Calcium is actually deposited in a perivalvular location and when heavy enough can interfere with mitral valve function. It occurs in 10-50% of dialysis patients and is associated with elevated calcium-phosphorus product, vascular calcification, Hypercalcemia, and hyperphosphatemia. MAC is accelerated by hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, and genetic abnormalities of fibrous skeleton of the heart, such as Marfans’ syndrome.

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Topic Author(s): 2LT Luke Miller
Submitted by: MS-4 USU Teaching File - Author Info
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University
Approved By: James G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. - Editor Info
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University


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