A floating heart: A case of congenital pericardial agenesis associated with atrial septal defect

CASE REPORT

Year : 2018 \| Volume : 6 \| Issue : 1 \| Page : 16-19

A floating heart: A case of congenital pericardial agenesis associated with atrial septal defect Anita Sadeghpour¹, Hoda Mombeini², Kiara Rezaie Kalantari² ¹ Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran ² Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran Correspondence Address: Dr. Hoda Mombeini Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Valiasr Street, Tehran Iran Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ACVI.ACVI_4_19

Congenital absence of the pericardium is a rare condition. Diagnosis and management of this condition remain a dilemma for clinicians. Here, we report a case of 15-year-old boy who had complaint of palpitation. Considering the echocardiographic features, pericardial agenesis associated with atrial septal defect (ASD) was suspected and multimodality imaging was performed for subsequent confirmation. Mal-aligned septum leads to failure in ASD device closure; therefore, the defect was repaired surgically by using a Dacron patch. Physicians need to be aware of this disorder and its associated congenital abnormalities, to enable them to make a correct diagnosis and treatment plan.



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