The Importance of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus—Case Reports
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Reports
2.1. Patient No. 1
2.2. Patient No. 2
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gać, P.; Cheładze, P.; Poręba, R. The Importance of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus—Case Reports. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12030667
Gać P, Cheładze P, Poręba R. The Importance of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus—Case Reports. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(3):667. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12030667
Chicago/Turabian StyleGać, Paweł, Przemysław Cheładze, and Rafał Poręba. 2022. "The Importance of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus—Case Reports" Diagnostics 12, no. 3: 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12030667
APA StyleGać, P., Cheładze, P., & Poręba, R. (2022). The Importance of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus—Case Reports. Diagnostics, 12(3), 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12030667