"Mold-like" calcification of the left atrium and of the pulmonary veins. Total endoatriectomy in a patient undergoing mitral valve replacement

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1994;8(1):54-5. doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(94)90136-8.

Abstract

Mold-like left atrial calcification is a rare aspect of rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Its interest lies in the difficulty of surgical technique during interventions for valvular substitution. This is a case report in which the total excision of the calcified mold by a wide endoatriectomy was necessary in order to substitute the stenotic mitral valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Atria / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Pulmonary Veins / pathology*