These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Intracardiac pseudotumor caused by mitral annular calcification.
    Author: de Vrey EA, Scholte AJ, Krauss XH, Dion RA, Poldermans D, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ.
    Journal: Eur J Echocardiogr; 2006 Jan; 7(1):62-6. PubMed ID: 16378919.
    Abstract:
    The current report describes a rare case of a pseudotumor in the left ventricle. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a round, echodense, mobile mass attached to the posterior mitral leaflet and annulus. At surgical exploration caseous annular calcification of the posterior mitral leaflet was diagnosed. After resection of the mass, successful mitral valvular plasty was performed. Review of the literature indicated that mitral annular calcification is associated with an increased risk of stroke. Optimal treatment may be surgery, especially when valve plasty can be performed, although randomized trials are currently lacking.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]