Massive left atrial calcification

Masaki Monden; Daisuke Fukamachi; Naoya Matsumoto; Yasuo Okumura

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6919

Massive left atrial calcification

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 8;11(2):e6919. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6919. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Masaki Monden¹, Daisuke Fukamachi¹, Naoya Matsumoto¹, Yasuo Okumura²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology Nihon University Hospital Tokyo Japan.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University Itabashi Hospital Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

We reported this case because calcification of the mitral valve is a common complication of rheumatic fever, but calcification of the left atrium is rare.

Keywords: left atrial calcification; rheumatic fever.

Publication types

Case Reports