The day when the echocardiographist went mushrooming…

J Echocardiogr. 2013 Mar;11(1):18-9. doi: 10.1007/s12574-012-0152-y. Epub 2012 Oct 18.

Abstract

We report a case of partial congenital absence of the pericardium associated with severe aortic stenosis on a bicuspid valve in a 72-year-old man. Diagnosis was based on echocardiography and confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging, and the patient benefited from pericardioplasty and aortic valve replacement.

Keywords: Congenital; Echocardiography; Pericardioplasty; Pericardium.