CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF IDIOPATHIC MITRAL ANNULAR CALCIFICATION

Abstract

Idiopathic mitral annular calcification (MAC) — pathological states that diagnosed mostly often by echocardiography in adult patients. It clinical importance is usually underestimated, in spite of available evidences of increased risk of unfavorable cardiovascular events in patients with MAC. The current understanding of MAC relation with other cardiovascular risk factors, ischemic heart disease and other atherosclerosis related diseases are reviewed. Besides, some clinical features and cardiac remodeling associated with MAC are discussed.

Keywords

• mitral annular calcification
• ischemic heart disease
• echocardiography
• mitral regurgitation
• left ventricular remodeling