Echocardlographlc Diagnosis of Pericardlal Cyst

A 52-year-old woman was seen with atypical chest pain. A routine chest roentgenogram revealed an enlarged cardiac silhouette. Results of transthoracic echocardiography performed using the standard views was normal. Because of the discrepancy between the findings of chest roentgenogram and transthora...

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Published in:The American journal of the medical sciences 1997-03, Vol.313 (3), p.191-192
Main Authors: Padder, Farooq A., Conrad, Arnold R., Manzar, Khalid J., Thayapran, Nallathamby, Jonas, Ernesto E., Freeman, Israel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cyst
Echocardiography
pericardial cyst
Transesophageal echocardiography
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Summary:A 52-year-old woman was seen with atypical chest pain. A routine chest roentgenogram revealed an enlarged cardiac silhouette. Results of transthoracic echocardiography performed using the standard views was normal. Because of the discrepancy between the findings of chest roentgenogram and transthoracic echocardiography, a biplane transesophageal echocardiogram was obtained and revealed the presence of a pericardial cyst.
ISSN:0002-9629
1538-2990
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9629(15)40089-8