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Editorial
. 2020 May 1:3:50-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2020.04.006. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Commentary: Achilles' heel

Chris C Cook  1 , Harold G Roberts  1 , Lawrence M Wei  1 , Vinay Badhwar  1
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Editorial

Commentary: Achilles' heel

Chris C Cook et al. JTCVS Open. .
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Harold G. Roberts, MD, Chris C. Cook, MD, Vinay Badhwar, MD, and Lawrence M. Wei, MD
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Figure 1
Mitral annular calcification with deep ventricular extension (arrows) can be identified on preoperative computed tomography.
Figure 2
Figure 2
When operative exposure reveals loss of annular definition and deep atrial and ventricular involvement, surgeons should consider the patient at high risk for postoperative left ventricular rupture.
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