The X-ray diagnosis of congenital absence of the pericardium |
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Authors: | AV Ivanitski? IN Zhandarova |
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Affiliation: | A. N. Bakulev Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, Russian Academyof Medical Sciences, Moscow. |
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Abstract: | The X-ray signs of such a rare abnormality as the congenital absence of the pericardium are presented. The results of examinations and follow-up of 4 patients with this abnormality are analyzed. The patients underwent X-ray, echocardiographic studies, cardiac catheterization and angiography. The diagnosis of the absence of pericardium was confirmed at surgery and in one case at autopsy. |
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