Papillary muscle scarring (papSCAR) is prevalent in one-third of DCM patients and predicts cardiac death independently. The FIDDLE technique significantly improves papSCAR detection sensitivity ...

Mitral-valve replacement was performed in five patients with ruptured papillary muscle secondary to myocardial infarction. In each case severe mitral regurgitation was suggested by the sudden ...

Lee and Atwood (March 6 issue) 1 provide an example of a calcified left ventricular aneurysm visualized by computed tomography (CT). On closer inspection, the pattern of calcifications in the apical ...

The human body has sophisticated defenses against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators at UCLA ...

There may be relationships between bone mineral density at different body locations and cardiac calcification. Sex-specific differences may exist in these relationships. Further research is needed to ...

THE genesis of rheumatic valvular disease in man has been difficult to establish owing to the scarcity of human material in the early stages and the absence of any comparable condition in experimental ...

Appropriate imaging can help identify patients who need intensive medical treatment. Calcification in the cardiac valves and aorta portends worse survival and progresses faster in patients with ...

Partially calcified valve leaflet tissue, including unaltered collagen (blue), calcified collagen (yellow to red) and aggregated calcium phosphate nodules. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The human body has ...