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Concomitant mitral annular calcification and severe aortic stenosis: prevalence, characteristics and outcome following transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

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Abstract
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Calcified aortic stenosis (AS) and mitral annular calcification (MAC) have certain similar etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms. MAC is frequently encountered in pre-procedural computed tomography (CT) imaging of patients that undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), but its prognostic implications for these patients have not been thoroughly investigated. This study sought to evaluate the prevalence of MAC among patients with severe AS and to assess the clinical implications of MAC on these patients during and following TAVR.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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European heart journal
Volume
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38
Issue
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16
Number of Pages
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1194-1203
Date Published
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2017
ISSN Number
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0195-668X
URL
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https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehw594
DOI
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10.1093/eurheartj/ehw594
Short Title
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Eur Heart J
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