title: Atrium of stone: A case of confined left atrial calcification without hemodynamic compromise.
abstract: Dystrophic cardiac calcification is often associated with conditions causing systemic inflammation and when present, is usually extensive, often encompassing multiple cardiac chambers and valves. We present an unusual case of dystrophic left atrial calcification in the setting of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis diagnosed by echocardiography and computed tomography. Significant calcium deposition is confined within the walls of the left atrium with no involvement of the mitral valve, and no hemodynamic effects.
authors.affiliation: Christopher Jones, Aadil Mubeen Lodhi, Long Bao Cao, Arjun Kumar Chagarlamudi, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Christopher Jones, Aadil Mubeen Lodhi, Long Bao Cao, Arjun Kumar Chagarlamudi, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States.
authors.forename: Aadil Mubeen
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lodhi
authors.affiliation: Christopher Jones, Aadil Mubeen Lodhi, Long Bao Cao, Arjun Kumar Chagarlamudi, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States.
authors.forename: Long Bao
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Christopher Jones, Aadil Mubeen Lodhi, Long Bao Cao, Arjun Kumar Chagarlamudi, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States.
authors.forename: Arjun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chagarlamudi
authors.affiliation: Christopher Jones, Aadil Mubeen Lodhi, Long Bao Cao, Arjun Kumar Chagarlamudi, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, United States.
authors.forename: Assad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Movahed
keywords: Atrial calcification; Dystrophic cardiac calcification; Heart of stone; Left atrium calcification; Renal failure