The ring of fire: Nuances in the surgical management of mitral annular calcification

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¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif; Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address: Michael.Bowdish@med.usc.edu.

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Demetrios N Mallios et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Feb.

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. 2019 Feb;157(2):570-571.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.09.090. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif; Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address: Michael.Bowdish@med.usc.edu.

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Current and evolving strategies in the management of severe mitral annular calcification.
Bedeir K, Kaneko T, Aranki S. Bedeir K, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Feb;157(2):555-566. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.099. Epub 2018 Oct 29. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019. PMID: 30385026 Review. No abstract available.