Newly developed mobile mass superimposed on mitral annulus calcification in patient with cerebral infarction: Documentation of a unique embolic source

Tomoo Nagai; Hiroyuki Kusano; Akira Hamabe; Junko Arakawa; Takao Konishi; Hideki Hisadome; Mikoto Yoshida; Hirotsugu Tabata; Akimi Uehata

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2012.03.007

Newly developed mobile mass superimposed on mitral annulus calcification in patient with cerebral infarction: Documentation of a unique embolic source

J Cardiol Cases. 2012 May 16;6(1):e13-e16. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2012.03.007. eCollection 2012 Jul.

Authors

Tomoo Nagai¹, Hiroyuki Kusano¹, Akira Hamabe¹, Junko Arakawa¹, Takao Konishi¹, Hideki Hisadome¹, Mikoto Yoshida¹, Hirotsugu Tabata¹, Akimi Uehata¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Japan Self Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

Mitral annulus calcification (MAC) has been recognized as a potent risk factor to cause cerebral infarction. There has been suggested possible linkage between mass on MAC and systemic embolic events. We report a case of cerebral infarction with newly developed mobile mass superimposed on MAC.

Keywords: Cerebral infarction; Embolism; Mitral annulus calcification.

Publication types

Case Reports