title: Congenital partial defect of the left pericardium presenting as chest pain.
abstract: Congenital pericardial defect is a rare cardiac defect with variable clinical presentations. It is usually an unexpected finding during cardiac surgery or autopsy. The clinical detection of congenital absence of pericardium is important because of its life-threatening complications such as fatal myocardial strangulation, myocardial ischaemia and sudden death. We present a patient with the incidental finding of left-sided partial defect of the pericardium during evaluation of chest pain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Heui-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. Electronic address: hacemed@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Guang-Won
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hoon
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: No
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Gyo
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Bo-Min
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Pil-Sang
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Kie
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Hun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicinie, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Doo-Il
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Chest pain; Computed tomography; Congenital; Echocardiography; Pericardial defect