title: A case of mitral valve tophus in a patient with severe gout tophaceous arthritis.
abstract: A few cases of cardiac valve tophi have been reported in literature. In this case report, the echocardiographic characteristics of the hyperechoic mass in the posterior leaflet mitral valve, intact mitral valve ring, and the occurrence of severe tophaceous gout arthritis suggested the diagnosis of a gout tophus on the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Atooshe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rohani
authors.forename: Soheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chamanian
authors.forename: Peiman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hosseinzade
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramezani