Congenital total absence of the pericardium: A case report

• Authors: Arezou Zoroufian , Shapour Shirani , Behareh Eslami , Mohammad Sahebjam
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We report the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with a several-year history of palpitation (exacerbated by emotional stress and physical activity) and recent development of atypical chest pain. An investigation was undertaken to diagnose the patient’s problem and to recommend the best possible therapy. Transthoracic echocardiography and a computerized axial tomography scan showed evidence of complete absence of the pericardium, which is a rare congenital heart defect.

Keywords

EN

Pericardium; Congenital heart disease; Transthoracic echocardiography

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 315-317

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2010

online

9 - 4 - 2010

Contributors

author

Arezou Zoroufian

• Echocardiography department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1411713138, Tehran, Iran

author

Shapour Shirani

• Radiology department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1411713138, Tehran, Iran

author

Behareh Eslami

• Research department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1411713138, Tehran, Iran

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Mohammad Sahebjam

• Echocardiography department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1411713138, Tehran, Iran

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-009-0018-5