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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 45, 91-93, Copyright © 1988 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
JE Chapman Jr, JW Rubin, CM Gross and ME Janssen
Congenital defects of the pericardium are unusual. Patients may experience
exertional chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, syncope, sudden death, or
incarceration of myocardium, or they may be entirely asymptomatic. We
describe the case of a symptomatic pericardial herniation diagnosed by
echocardiography and confirmed by cineangiography. Successful repair was
accomplished using a polytetrafluoroethylene soft-tissue prosthesis.
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Congenital absence of pericardium: an unusual cause of atypical angina
Section of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2423.
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