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Left atrial intramural haematoma associated with mitral annular calcification

2009; Oxford University Press; Volume: 11; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ejechocard/jep210

2047-2412

Francisco Gual‐Capllonch, Javier Arce, Luis Serés, Núria Vallejo, Elena Ferrer, Claudio Fernández, Jorge López‐Ayerbe, Albert Teis,

Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade

Left atrial wall haematoma is a very uncommon entity, associated mainly to cardiac surgery, interventional procedures, or trauma. Spontaneous cases are supposed to be associated with left atrial wall pathology. We present a case of a 53-year-old male who was admitted for prolonged chest pain, with transthoracic and transesophagic echocardiography documentation of a left atrial mass in close proximity to a mitral annular calcification. Tissue characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance suggested the aetiology of the mass, which was confirmed histologically.