;Fabio Caruso, MD;Luisa Ventura, MD;Dafne Viliani, MD;Sabino Walter Della Sala, MD
Thrombosis research2018Vol. 13pp. 376-379
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md2018radiologymassive
Abstract
The correct differential diagnosis of cardiac masses can be challenging and often carries important clinical implications. We present the case of a 78-year-old man with a cardiac mass of unclear etiology diagnosed on echocardiography. Using a multimodality approach with cardiac magnetic resonance and computed tomography, it was possible to define the real nature of the mass as composed of 2 voluminous calcifications of the mitral annulus. Keywords: Cardiac mass, Mitral annular calcification, Cardiac magnetic resonance, Computed tomography