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Multimodality imaging of a left atrial calcified amorphous tumor
Author(s) -
Tian Fangyan,
Zhang Li,
Wang Jing,
Li Yuman,
Xie Mingxing
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14559
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , left atrium , radiology , multimodality , cardiac imaging , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , philosophy , linguistics
A cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) is an extremely rare non‐neoplastic cardiac mass composed of calcium nodules in an amorphous background of fibrin materials. Herein, we report a case of CAT in the left atrium of an asymptomatic 72‐year‐old man who underwent multimodality imaging and successful resection of the CAT. Results of the present case suggest that multimodality imaging plays an important role in detecting cardiac CAT, determining the treatment plan and serial follow‐ups for the patients after the treatment.