Congenital absence of the pericardium: A rare cause of right ventricular dilatation and levoposition of the heart

Ilhan E., Dayil S. U., Guvenc T. S., Altay S., Dursun M., Hatipsoylu E., ...Daha Fazla

CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.408-411, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5603/cj.2012.0073
  • Dergi Adı: CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.408-411
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Congenital absence of the pericardium is a rare cardiac defect with variable clinical presentations and is usually discovered incidentally. The pathology may lead to serious complications such as incarceration of cardiac tissue, myocardial ischemia, aortic dissection or valvular insufficiency. Diagnosis is not difficult so long as some tips are remembered. We present the cases of two patients with congenital absence of left pericardium. (Cardiol J 2012; 19, 4: 408-411)