CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

<p class="abstract"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p class="abstract">Congenital absence of the pericardium is a rare condition. The most common form is complete absence of the left pericardium and asymptomatic patients are discovered during cardiac...

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Main Author: Ali Akbar Khorasani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vesnu Publications 2010-12-01
Series:ARYA Atherosclerosis
Online Access:http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/124
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spelling doaj-3bb853a0d7d0499f84e45af7afa358f52020-11-24T21:36:57ZengVesnu PublicationsARYA Atherosclerosis1735-39552251-66382010-12-0133100CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHYAli Akbar Khorasani0MD. Cardiology Dept. Noor Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.<p class="abstract"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p class="abstract">Congenital absence of the pericardium is a rare condition. The most common form is complete absence of the left pericardium and asymptomatic patients are discovered during cardiac surgery for an unrelated condition and symptomatic patients may experience chest pain or dyspnea. A &nbsp;37 year-old female presented with dyspnea and during echocardiography with positional changing maneuver. The patient was found to have complete absence of the left pericardium that confirmed with CT scan. Echocardiography with positional changing maneuver can be diagnostic helpful tool for diagnosis of congenital complete absence of the left pericardium.</p> <p class="abstract">&nbsp;</p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="35" height="12"><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="abstract">&nbsp;</p> <br /> <p class="abstract"><strong>Keywords:</strong> Congenital heart anomaly, Echocardiography, Case report.</p>http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/124
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author Ali Akbar Khorasani
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CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
ARYA Atherosclerosis
author_facet Ali Akbar Khorasani
author_sort Ali Akbar Khorasani
title CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
title_short CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
title_full CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
title_fullStr CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
title_full_unstemmed CONGENITAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM DIAGNOSED BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
title_sort congenital complete absence of the left pericardium diagnosed by echocardiography
publisher Vesnu Publications
series ARYA Atherosclerosis
issn 1735-3955
2251-6638
publishDate 2010-12-01
description <p class="abstract"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p class="abstract">Congenital absence of the pericardium is a rare condition. The most common form is complete absence of the left pericardium and asymptomatic patients are discovered during cardiac surgery for an unrelated condition and symptomatic patients may experience chest pain or dyspnea. A &nbsp;37 year-old female presented with dyspnea and during echocardiography with positional changing maneuver. The patient was found to have complete absence of the left pericardium that confirmed with CT scan. Echocardiography with positional changing maneuver can be diagnostic helpful tool for diagnosis of congenital complete absence of the left pericardium.</p> <p class="abstract">&nbsp;</p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="35" height="12"><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td> <td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="abstract">&nbsp;</p> <br /> <p class="abstract"><strong>Keywords:</strong> Congenital heart anomaly, Echocardiography, Case report.</p>
url http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/124
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