[Congenital pericardial defect associated with coronary artery disease: surgical treatment].
The case of a 62-year-old patient presenting with exertional chest pain, atheromatous coronary lesions and left congenital pericardial defect is reported. The diagnostic of peri cardial defect was evoked in relation with a long-known asymptomatic cardiac left malposition and confirmed at surgery. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of congenital pericardial defects are discussed.
Vierset
L
L
Département de Chirurgie cardiaque, CHR de Namur.
Marnette
J M
JM
Brunet
A P
AP
D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*