Abstract
The clinical and echocardiographic features of 104 patients (53 women and 51 men) with mitral anular calcification (MAC) were compared with those of 121 age- and sex-matched control subjects (62 women and 59 men) without MAC. The incidence of coronary artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, systemic hypertension, and diabetes mellitus was similar in both groups. Patients with MAC had a greater incidence of cardiomegaly (p
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 992-995 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 15 1983 |
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Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients with mitral anular calcification. Comparison with age- and sex-matched control subjects. / Nair, Chandra K.; Aronow, Wilbert S.; Sketch, Michael H.; Mohiuddin, Syed M.; Pagano, Tom; Esterbrooks, Dennis J.; Hee, Tom T.
In: American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 51, No. 6, 15.03.1983, p. 992-995.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients with mitral anular calcification. Comparison with age- and sex-matched control subjects
AU - Nair, Chandra K.
AU - Aronow, Wilbert S.
AU - Sketch, Michael H.
AU - Mohiuddin, Syed M.
AU - Pagano, Tom
AU - Esterbrooks, Dennis J.
AU - Hee, Tom T.
PY - 1983/3/15
Y1 - 1983/3/15
N2 - The clinical and echocardiographic features of 104 patients (53 women and 51 men) with mitral anular calcification (MAC) were compared with those of 121 age- and sex-matched control subjects (62 women and 59 men) without MAC. The incidence of coronary artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, systemic hypertension, and diabetes mellitus was similar in both groups. Patients with MAC had a greater incidence of cardiomegaly (p
AB - The clinical and echocardiographic features of 104 patients (53 women and 51 men) with mitral anular calcification (MAC) were compared with those of 121 age- and sex-matched control subjects (62 women and 59 men) without MAC. The incidence of coronary artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, systemic hypertension, and diabetes mellitus was similar in both groups. Patients with MAC had a greater incidence of cardiomegaly (p
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JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
SN - 0002-9149
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