title: Congenital absence of left pericardium.
abstract: The authors present a clinical case of right chamber dilatation in a 34-year-old patient with no symptoms, investigation of which led to a diagnosis of congenital absence of left pericardium, established by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They also present a review on absence of the pericardium, and discuss associated congenital abnormalities, the clinical presentations and findings in diagnostic tests, with particular emphasis on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada. arvictor@mail.telepac.pt
authors.forename: Ana Rita
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Victor
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Osório
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: L Moura
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrageta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*