Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus: Mimic and Malady.

Anesthesiology

From the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine (A.D.S., A.K., M.L.K.) Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery (D.C.L.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: February 2019

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