Left atrial calcifications: computed tomographic imaging findings of an unusual sign of rheumatic heart disease.
Left atrial wall calcifications are an extremely rare finding of unknown cause usually associated with rheumatic disease. Only a few case reports of this entity are found in the literature, mostly describing the findings on conventional chest radiography, echocardiography, and angiography. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case documented with multislice computed tomography.
Salgado
Rodrigo A
RA
Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen-University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium. rodrigo.salgado@uza.be
Shivalkar
Bharati
B
Parizel
Paul M
PM
Vrints
Christiaan
C
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods