Pathogenesis and Mechanisms of Mitral Annular Calcification

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    Mayo Clinic
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Updated on 16 February 2024
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Summary

Researchers are testing blood or mitral valve tissue to better understand the reasons why Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC) develops in patients with heart disease.

Description

The aim is to test the hypothesis that Endothelial Progenitor Cells osteoblastic phenotype (EPC-OCNs) play a significant role in the process of Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC) as prognostic markers of calcific cardiac valves.

Details
Condition Mitral Annulus Calcification
Age 18years - 90years
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04286009
SponsorMayo Clinic
Last Modified on16 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients with diagnosis of MAC and patients coming to the Valve Clinic without MAC diagnosis Patients who will undergo surgery, either standard surgical MVR or trans-atrial TMVR, with diagnosis of MAC or without diagnosis of MAC

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects unwilling to participate or to provide consent
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