Left atrial intramural haematoma associated with mitral annular calcification.
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.
Gual-Capllonch
Francisco
F
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, s/n, Barcelona 08916, Spain. 35907fgc@comb.es/fgualc@gmail.com
Arce
Javier
J
Serés
Luis
L
Vallejo
Nuria
N
Ferrer
Elena
E
Fernández
Claudio
C
López-Ayerbe
Jorge
J
Teis
Albert
A
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