title: Congenital partial pericardial defect and herniated right atrial appendage: a rare anomaly.
abstract: A congenital partial defect of the right-sided pericardium is a rare cardiac anomaly and it represents defective formation of the pleuropericardial membrane. Patients can be asymptomatic, but they may experience chest pain, myocardial ischemia, emboli, arrhythmia, and sudden death. In this report, we present an 8-month-old boy with pericardial defect and right atrial appendage herniation. It was diagnosed by echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ornek mah, Babür cad. Altindağ, Ankara, Turkey. ckarakurt@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cemşit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: Selmin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karademir
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sungur
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ocal
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging