Caseous calcification of posterior mitral annulus: a forgotten benign condition mimicking atrial mass.

Caseous calcification of mitral (CCMA) mitral valve calcification (MAC) trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)

Journal

Annals of translational medicine
ISSN: 2305-5839
Titre abrégé: Ann Transl Med
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101617978

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Historique:
entrez: 14 1 2020
pubmed: 14 1 2020
medline: 14 1 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Caseous calcification of posterior mitral annulus is considered a variant of mitral annular calcification and accounts for less than 1% cases of mitral valve calcification (MAC). Usually benign and asymptomatic and has typical features on imaging studies but may contribute to unnecessary investigations and interventions in some patients, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is most useful tool in the diagnosis of this condition, whether it is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis is unknown. We are presenting a case of caseous calcification of posterior mitral annulus that is discovered during elective coronary angiography in a patient with extensive history of coronary heart disease who had abnormal stress test.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31930098
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.10.114
pii: atm-07-22-697
pmc: PMC6944543
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

697

Informations de copyright

2019 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflicts of Interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Auteurs

Ahmad Abuarqoub (A)

Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

Vinod Kumar (V)

Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

Ali Atoot (A)

Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

Chirag Rana (C)

Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

Fayez Shamoon (F)

Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

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