title: Porcelain atrium: a case report with literature review.
abstract: Massive left atrial wall calcification, or porcelain atrium, is very rare. We describe a case of an unusual pattern of cardiac calcification demonstrated on routine preoperative chest X-ray for cataract surgery in a 71-year-old Nigerian woman. Past medical history was significant for mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. Radiographic imaging revealed curvilinear high density areas of calcification outlining the left atrium on the chest X-ray. Noncontrast CT scan of the thorax confirmed the left atrial distribution of calcification and, thus, the diagnosis of porcelain left atrium.
authors.affiliation: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
authors.forename: Krystle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leacock
authors.forename: Andre J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Duerinckx
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davis