title: Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumor of the Mitral Valve Presenting as Transient Ischemic Attack.
abstract: Cardiac calcified amorphous tumors (CATs) are an extremely rare nonneoplastic intracardiac masses. They have been reported in the literature in only a few cases. Thus, the incidence, pathogenesis, and best approach to the treatment are not certain. We report a case of CATs on the atrial surface of the anterior mitral valve leaflet in a 37-year-old female who was diagnosed by histopathological examination after surgical removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbasi Teshnizi
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Atefeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghorbanzadeh
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Nahid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zirak
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manafi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Aliasghar
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4208-800X
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moeinipour