Porcelain Atrium: A Case Report with Literature Review
Massive left atrial wall calcification, or porcelain atrium, is very rare. We describe a case of an unusual pattern of cardiac calcification demonstrated on routine preoperative chest X-ray for cataract surgery in a 71-year-old Nigerian woman. Past medical history was significant for mitral stenosis...
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| description | Massive left atrial wall calcification, or porcelain atrium, is very rare. We describe a case of an unusual pattern of cardiac calcification demonstrated on routine preoperative chest X-ray for cataract surgery in a 71-year-old Nigerian woman. Past medical history was significant for mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. Radiographic imaging revealed curvilinear high density areas of calcification outlining the left atrium on the chest X-ray. Noncontrast CT scan of the thorax confirmed the left atrial distribution of calcification and, thus, the diagnosis of porcelain left atrium. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-701e6a1cfa444b51ad6f2570bcdc5e4f2025-08-20T03:34:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702011-01-01201110.1155/2011/501396501396Porcelain Atrium: A Case Report with Literature ReviewKrystle Leacock0Andre J. Duerinckx1Bonnie Davis2Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USADepartment of Radiology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20060, USADepartment of Radiology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20060, USAMassive left atrial wall calcification, or porcelain atrium, is very rare. We describe a case of an unusual pattern of cardiac calcification demonstrated on routine preoperative chest X-ray for cataract surgery in a 71-year-old Nigerian woman. Past medical history was significant for mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. Radiographic imaging revealed curvilinear high density areas of calcification outlining the left atrium on the chest X-ray. Noncontrast CT scan of the thorax confirmed the left atrial distribution of calcification and, thus, the diagnosis of porcelain left atrium.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/501396 |
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