A Case of Congenital Pericardial Defect Diagnosed by Computed Tomography
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 1281-1284, 2000.
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em Ko
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ABSTRACT
Pericardial defect is a rare congenital cardiac disorder. Most patients were asymptomatic but some patients with partial pericardial defect occasionally complain acute symptoms such as angina, syncope, rarely sudden cardiac death. So, differential diagnosis with other ischemic or structural heart disease is crucial in the management of such patients. But there is no consistently successful diagnostic method. In the past, artificial diagnostic pneumothorax was used to document the absence of pericardium. However, it is not easily accepted due to excess morbidity and failure rate. Recently, echocardiography and more often, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging are used to confirm the diagnosis. We experienced a 52 years old male patient with atypical chest pain, who was diagnosed as complete left pericardial defect with computed tomography.
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Assunto principal:
Pericárdio
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Pneumotórax
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Síncope
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Dor no Peito
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Ecocardiografia
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Morte Súbita Cardíaca
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Diagnóstico
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Cardiopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Circulation Journal
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article