Clin Nephrol
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Mitral annulus calcification is one of the most common cardiac calcifications. In patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing echocardiography, it can be detected in more than 40%. ⋯ It is often not adequately recognized by echocardiographers or clinicians and can be mistaken for cardiac tumor or infective vegetation. Here we report a case of liquefaction necrosis of mitral annulus calcification, mimicking an infective vegetation of the mitral valve apparatus in a patient with chronic renal failure.