[Intracardiac mass: Why not a liquefaction necrosis of a mitral annulus calcification?]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2015 Nov;64(5):390-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2015.09.037. Epub 2015 Oct 21.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of an asymptomatic 70-year-old woman with a liquefaction necrosis of mitral annulus calcification. This mass was discovered incidentally during an echocardiographic examination. Additional treatment was not performed because liquefaction necrosis of mitral calcification usually has a benign prognosic. A scheduled clinical review with an echocardiographic examination and cardiac MRI was planified. The patient is actually healthy without any complication.

Keywords: Cardiac computed tomography; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Echocardiography; IRM cardiaque; Intracardiac mass; Liquefaction necrosis of a mitral annular calcification; Liquéfaction caséeuse de calcification mitrale; Masse intracardiaque; Scanner cardiaque; Échocardiographie.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcinosis / complications
  • Calcinosis / pathology*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / pathology*
  • Necrosis