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Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: not always a benign condition!

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  1. Hartcentrum ZNA, Middelheim Hospital, Lindendreef 1, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium

    Jerrold Spapen & Benjamin Scott

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Spapen, J., Scott, B. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: not always a benign condition!. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 33, 683–685 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-016-1057-z

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