title: Left atrial intramural haematoma associated with mitral annular calcification.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, s/n, Barcelona 08916, Spain. 35907fgc@comb.es/fgualc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gual-Capllonch
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arce
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serés
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Ayerbe
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teis
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002637:Chest Pain; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors