title: Isolated Partial Congenital Absence of the Pericardium: A Familial Presentation.
abstract: Congenital defects of the pericardium are uncommon heart abnormalities. Most of the patients are asymptomatic and are usually diagnosed incidentally. Complications are more common in partial absence than in complete absence of the pericardium; thus, this congenital defect should be identified because of the associated risk of sudden death. We report the first mention in the literature, to our knowledge, of a 3-generation familial presentation of isolated congenital partial absence of the pericardium with similar physical examination and radiological findings.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hospital La Plana, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain. Electronic address: patri.palau@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palau
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hospital General de Castellón, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
authors.forename: Eloy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.affiliation: Unit of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging, ERESA, Castellón, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García-González
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hospital La Plana, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gallego
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hospital La Plana, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hospital La Plana, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sieso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*