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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 8, 54-55, Copyright © 1994 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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"Mold-like" calcification of the left atrium and of the pulmonary veins. Total endoatriectomy in a patient undergoing mitral valve replacement

G Ruvolo, E Greco, G Speziale, D Mercogliano and B Marino
Istituto di Chirurgia del Cuore e dei Grossi Vasi, Universita La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.

Mold-like left atrial calcification is a rare aspect of rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Its interest lies in the difficulty of surgical technique during interventions for valvular substitution. This is a case report in which the total excision of the calcified mold by a wide endoatriectomy was necessary in order to substitute the stenotic mitral valve.

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