“Mold-like” calcification of the left atrium and of the pulmonary veins. Total endoatriectomy in a patient undergoing mitral valve replacement

Abstract

Mold-like left atrial calcification is a rare aspect of rheumatic mitral valvular disease. Its interest lies in the difficulty of surgical technique during interventions for valvular substitution. This is a case report in which the total excision of the calcified mold by a wide endoatriectomy was necessary in order to substitute the stenotic mitral valve.