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In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

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Mitral annular calcification (MAC) resulting in rigidity of the mitral annulus may also lead to mitral regurgitation. Although rare, MR can be caused by penetrating trauma to the mitral valve.

In the patient this happened due to mitral annular calcification (MAC). The patient, who also suffers from hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) requiring maintenance ...

“In pure AR patients, there is no aortic annulus or leaflet calcification for stable anchoring of a transcatheter heart valve,” explains Yingqiang Guo, a professor of cardiac surgery and vice ...