[Intracardiac mass: Why not a liquefaction necrosis of a mitral annulus calcification?].
P Leddet, P Couppié, F De Poli, S Uhry, M Hanssen
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P Leddet: Service de cardiologie interventionnelle, centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 64, avenue du Pr-Leriche, 67504 Haguenau cedex, France. Electronic address: pierre.leddet@ch-haguenau.fr.
P Couppié: Service de cardiologie interventionnelle, centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 64, avenue du Pr-Leriche, 67504 Haguenau cedex, France.
F De Poli: Service de cardiologie interventionnelle, centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 64, avenue du Pr-Leriche, 67504 Haguenau cedex, France.
S Uhry: Service de cardiologie interventionnelle, centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 64, avenue du Pr-Leriche, 67504 Haguenau cedex, France.
M Hanssen: Service de cardiologie interventionnelle, centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 64, avenue du Pr-Leriche, 67504 Haguenau cedex, France.
We report the case of an asymptomatic 70-year-old woman with a liquefaction necrosis of mitral annulus calcification. This mass was discovered incidentally during an echocardiographic examination. Additional treatment was not performed because liquefaction necrosis of mitral calcification usually has a benign prognosic. A scheduled clinical review with an echocardiographic examination and cardiac MRI was planified. The patient is actually healthy without any complication.
