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Latest revision as of 15:14, 15 October 2013
Associated with jet lesions from regurgitant or turbulent flow. Damaged endocardium allows the deposition of calcium and phosphorous. This may also occur with elevated blood calcium; for example Vitamin D poisoning.
Seen in the left atrium with mitral regugitation and mitral endocardiosis.