Congenital absence of pericardium

Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Oct-Dec;13(4):373-374. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_137_20. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

Abstract

A 16-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with orthopnea and exercise intolerance for 1 week. Electrocardiogram at that time showed rightward deviation of the cardiac axis, with nonspecific T-wave inversion in the lateral precordial leads and flattening in the inferior leads. She was discharged from the emergency department with cardiology follow-up. Subsequent echocardiogram demonstrated that "the heart is in a funny position in the chest," and computed tomography of the chest was requested to evaluate for a mediastinal mass causing leftward displacement of the heart.

Keywords: Absent pericardium; congenital; levoposition.