Partial Absence of the Left Pericardium
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in American Journal of Diseases of Children
- Vol. 136 (7), 628-630
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1982.03970430060017
Abstract
• The partial absence of the left pericardium is an unusual cause of syncope and chest pain in children. The dentification of this lesion is important because of potential herniation of the left side of the heart through the defect, resulting in fatal strangulation. Initial suspicion of the diagnosis should be raised by the typical cardiac contour on the chest roentgenogram. Two-dimensional echocardiography and cineangiography at cardiac catheterization are additional helpful studies in identifying partial pericardial defects. (Am J Dis Child 1982;136:628-630)This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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