Left atrial mass produced by extensive mitral annular calcification

P J Giannoccaro; K J Ascah; K L Chan; V M Walley

doi:10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80222-8

Left atrial mass produced by extensive mitral annular calcification

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1991 Nov-Dec;4(6):619-22. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80222-8.

Authors

P J Giannoccaro¹, K J Ascah, K L Chan, V M Walley

Affiliation

¹ University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 1760184
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80222-8

Abstract

An unusual case of mitral annular calcification presenting as a left atrial mass is discussed. The differential diagnosis of left atrial masses with particular reference to their echocardiographic features is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
Calcinosis / pathology
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve / pathology
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*