The 'MAC' Attack: When Mitral Annular Calcification Goes Rogue! A Case Series of Mobile Mitral Annular Calcifications
- Resource Type
- Authors
- L. Leonardo Rodriguez; Ossama K. Abou Hassan; Patrick Collier; Michael Chetrit; Natalie Ho
- Source
- CASE : Cardiovascular Imaging Case Reports
- Subject
- ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
medicine.medical_specialty
Mitral annular calcification
business.industry
Valve Disease
medicine
Mitral annular calcifications
Calcified amorphous tumor
General Medicine
Radiology
Transient ischemic attack
business
ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 2468-6441
Graphical abstract
Highlights • CAT is a rare non-neoplastic tumor which may be associated with mobile MAC. • Mobile component carries a high risk of embolization demonstrated in our case series. • Calcified thrombus and CAT may be on a spectrum ranging from acute to chronic.