Massive Left Atrial Calcification Associated with Mitral Valve Replacement

Calcification of the left atrium can be observed in patients with a long-lasting rheumatic heart disease. However, massive calcification of the atrial wall, so called porcelain or coconut atrium is very rare and has been generally reported only as incidental radiographic findings. We report a case o...

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Autores principales: Lee, Won Jae, Son, Chang Woo, Yoon, Jun Cheol, Jo, Hyun Su, Son, Jang Won, Park, Kyu Hwan, Lee, Sang Hee, Shin, Dong Gu, Hong, Geu-Ru, Park, Jong Seon, Kim, Young Jo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Echocardiography 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3021895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21253366
http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2010.18.4.151
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Sumario:Calcification of the left atrium can be observed in patients with a long-lasting rheumatic heart disease. However, massive calcification of the atrial wall, so called porcelain or coconut atrium is very rare and has been generally reported only as incidental radiographic findings. We report a case of massive and firm calcifications at the left atrium in patient who underwent mitral valve replacement.

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