Calcific pulmonic stenosis

Calcific pulmonic stenosis

Seven patients are described in whom calcium deposits occurred in stenotic pulmonary valves. In five the calcific deposits were visible on chest roentgenogram. Survival into adulthood and severe pulmonic stenosis appeared to be the prerequisites for the development of large deposits of calcium in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1968-06, Vol.37 (6), p.973-978
Hauptverfasser: Roberts, W C, Mason, D T, Morrow, A G, Braunwald, E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Calcinosis
Cardiac Catheterization
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - surgery
Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:Seven patients are described in whom calcium deposits occurred in stenotic pulmonary valves. In five the calcific deposits were visible on chest roentgenogram. Survival into adulthood and severe pulmonic stenosis appeared to be the prerequisites for the development of large deposits of calcium in this valve.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.37.6.973