Association between mitral annular calcium and aortic atheroma as detected by transesophageal echocardiographic study

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作者
Adler, Y
Shohat-Zabarski, R
Vaturi, M
Shapira, Y
Ehrlich, S
Jortner, R
Assali, A
Zonshin, A
Sagie, A
机构
[1] Rabin Med Ctr, Dept Cardiol, Sheingarten Echocardiog Unit, IL-49100 Petah Tiqwa, Israel
[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)01014-X
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Significant association was found between the presence of mitral annular calcium (MAC) and aortic atheroma detected by transesophageal echocardiography. MAC may be an important for aortic atherosclerosis.
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