title: Total pericardial agenesis mimicking arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
abstract: : We report the incidental finding of pericardial agenesis in a patient with electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities mimicking arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. The anatomic findings were clearly depicted by cardiac magnetic resonance. The patient was asymptomatic and the clinical relevance of this finding would be raised in case a possible differential diagnosis of right heart overload should be necessary. Diagnosis may be easily suspected from the ECG and echocardiography; MRI will provide definite diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: a'De Gasperis' Department, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Laboratory b'De Gasperis' Department, Cardiology 4, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital cHealth Science Department, Bicocca University, Milan dCardiology Department, Ospedale Maria Vittoria, Cardiology; Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedrotti
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peritore
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cereda
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannattasio
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imazio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests