Porcelain Atrium : A Case Report with Literature Review

Abstract EN

Massive left atrial wall calcification, or porcelain atrium, is very rare.

We describe a case of an unusual pattern of cardiac calcification demonstrated on routine preoperative chest X-ray for cataract surgery in a 71-year-old Nigerian woman.

Past medical history was significant for mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation.

Radiographic imaging revealed curvilinear high density areas of calcification outlining the left atrium on the chest X-ray.

Noncontrast CT scan of the thorax confirmed the left atrial distribution of calcification and, thus, the diagnosis of porcelain left atrium.