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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):105-106.
doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_83_20. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Iatrogenic pericardial defect

Brett J Murray  1 , Jacob B Diamond  1 , Robert F English  1
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Case Reports

Iatrogenic pericardial defect

Brett J Murray et al. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Pericardial defects are uncommon, usually congenital, and frequently involve a complete absence of the pericardium. Partial pericardial defects are more likely to result in complications. Iatrogenic pericardial defects are usually partial defects and may present with cardiac strangulation. We present the case of an iatrogenic pericardial defect in an asymptomatic 20-year-old female.

Keywords: Cardiac herniation; cardiac strangulation; iatrogenic pericardial defect.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial image of the heart showing a line of demarcation (yellow arrows) indicating the edges of the pericardial defect
Figure 2
Figure 2
Selective left coronary angiography demonstrates complete diastolic occlusion of the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries
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