Total agenesis of the left pericardium

Total agenesis of the left pericardium

This is the report of a 46-year-old patient with the preoperative diagnosis of an atrial septal defect (ASD) of the ostium secudum type. After sternectomy, partial agenesis of the left pericardium was diagnosed. It is our opinion that, if the radiographic picture is suggestive of this entity, a clin...

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Main Authors: J. Glauco Lobo Fº, Ricardo R. Maia Oliveira, Rafael Pontes de Siqueira, Rodrigo M. Landim, João Marcelo A.C. de Albuquerque, Carlos Bellini G. Gomes, Elita Borges, Maria Claúdia Leitão, J. Nogueira Paes Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000900007

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