A 60-year-old Caucasian female with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis, permanent atrial fibrillation and chronic lymphocytic leukemia was admitted due to decompensated chronic heart failure. The transthoracic echocardiogram depicted a severe mitral stenosis (anatomic valve area of 0.9 cm2), mild mitral regurgitation, aneurysmatic left atrium and mildly compromised left ventricular ejection fraction. Given the indication for mitral valve replacement, coronary angiography was performed, revealing an abnormal vascularized mass at the level of the left atrium beyond normal coronary arteries […]