title: Congenital partial absence of the left pericardium associated with tricuspid regurgitation.
abstract: We report the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with several episodes of left precordial pain, one of which had been severe, but was unrelated to exertion or posture. Transthoracic echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance showed evidence of congenital partial absence of the left pericardium and severe tricuspid regurgitation. Both diagnoses were confirmed at surgery when the pericardial defect was repaired and the tricuspid valve was replaced at the same operation. He went on to make a good recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Gurpal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griselli
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheuermann-Freestone
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neubauer
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaztoulis
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kilner
authors.forename: Darryl F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Shore
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*