| Literature DB >> 29332915 |
Yoshihiro Aizawa1, Toshiko Nakai1, Yuki Saito1, Koyuru Monno1, Tomoyuki Morikawa1, Rikitake Kogawa1, Takumi Hatta1, Takehiro Tamaki1, Mahoto Kato1, Munehito Arimoto2, Shunji Osaka2, Keishin Sunagawa3, Xiao Yan Tang3, Masashi Tanaka2, Hiroyuki Hao3, Atsushi Hirayama1.
Abstract
We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who was admitted for acute cerebral infarction linked to a cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) and related mitral annular calcification (MAC). The cardiac mass was removed, and mitral valve replacement surgery was performed. Pathological examination revealed an amorphous accumulation of degenerating material within both lesions, indicating that build-up of calcium along the mitral annulus and subsequent rupture of the fibrotic tissue may be involved in the initiation and progression of CAT.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiac tumor; Cardiogenic cerebral embolism; Echocardiography
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29332915 DOI： 10.1536/ihj.17-020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Heart J ISSN： 1349-2365 Impact factor: 1.862