title: [The mysterious case of an intracardiac mass].
abstract: The authors describe the case of a 73-year old patient, with multiple cardiovascular risk factors and severe renal insufficiency, presenting with an intracardiac mass, as shown at echocardiography. Differential diagnosis and use of different imaging tests are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa. gargani@ifc.cnr.it
authors.forename: Luna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gargani
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pasanisi
authors.forename: Giovanni Donato
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Aquaro
authors.forename: Piergiorgio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masci
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neglia
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rovai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors