Gual-Capllonch Francisco, Arce Javier, Serés Luis, Vallejo Nuria, Ferrer Elena, Fernández Claudio, López-Ayerbe Jorge, Teis Albert
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, s/n, Barcelona 08916, Spain.
Eur J Echocardiogr. 2010 Jun;11(5):E18. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep210. Epub 2009 Dec 11.
Left atrial wall haematoma is a very uncommon entity, associated mainly to cardiac surgery, interventional procedures, or trauma. Spontaneous cases are supposed to be associated with left atrial wall pathology. We present a case of a 53-year-old male who was admitted for prolonged chest pain, with transthoracic and transesophagic echocardiography documentation of a left atrial mass in close proximity to a mitral annular calcification. Tissue characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance suggested the aetiology of the mass, which was confirmed histologically.
左心房壁血肿是一种非常罕见的病症，主要与心脏手术、介入操作或外伤有关。自发性病例被认为与左心房壁病变有关。我们报告一例53岁男性患者，因长期胸痛入院，经胸和经食管超声心动图显示左心房有一肿块，紧邻二尖瓣环钙化。心脏磁共振成像的组织特征提示了肿块的病因，经组织学证实。
