title: [Congenital pericardial defect associated with coronary artery disease: surgical treatment].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie cardiaque, CHR de Namur.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vierset
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Marnette
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Brunet
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*