A case report of congenital absence of the pericardium that was diagnosed by cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CCTA)

Bandar Alyami, Anas Alharbi, Mohamed Alhajji, Salwa Gendi, Yasmin S. Hamirani

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Abstract

This case report describes a 40-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain. Initial diagnostic workup was concerning for a congenital cardiac anomaly, further imaging revealed complete congenital absence of the pericardium (CAP) which is a rare condition. Multimodality cardiac imaging including cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CCTA) was used to confirm the diagnosis of CAP. We briefly discuss various clinical presentations of CAP along with potential complications and other anomalies that could be associated with pericardial agenesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3380-3384
Number of pages5
JournalRadiology Case Reports
Volume17
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chest pain
  • Congenital absence of the pericardium
  • Coronary computed tomography angiography
  • Supraventricular tachycardia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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