title: An unusual presentation of pericardial cyst: recurrent syncope in a young patient.
abstract: Although pericardial cysts are generally benign structures and detected incidentally, they may be associated with life-threatening complications. We present the case of a 24 year-old man with a giant hemorrhagic pericardial cyst diagnosed after evaluation for recurrent syncope which caused compression of the right ventricle. Spontaneous hemorrhage into a pericardial cyst is an extremely rare event, and to our knowledge this is the first case in which a pericardial cyst has been shown to cause recurrent syncope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. erkan.ilhan@yahoo.com.tr
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: Firat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altin
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Selvinaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Özkara
authors.forename: Ilyas
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kayacioglu
authors.forename: Numan Ali
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Aydemir
authors.forename: Gülşah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tayyareci
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult