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An unusual presentation of pericardial cyst: Recurrent syncope in a young patient
Although pericardial cysts are generally benign structures and detected incidentally, they may
be associated with life-threatening complications. We present the case of a 24 year-old man
with a giant hemorrhagic pericardial cyst diagnosed after evaluation for recurrent syncope
which caused compression of the right ventricle. Spontaneous hemorrhage into a pericardial
cyst is an extremely rare event, and to our knowledge this is the first case in which
a pericardial cyst has been shown to cause recurrent syncope. (Cardiol J 2012; 19, 2: 188–191
Congenital absence of the pericardium: A rare cause of right ventricular dilatation and levoposition of the heart
Congenital absence of the pericardium is a rare cardiac defect with variable clinical presentations and is usually discovered incidentally. The pathology may lead to serious complications such as incarceration of cardiac tissue, myocardial ischemia, aortic dissection or valvular insufficiency. Diagnosis is not difficult so long as some tips are remembered. We present the cases of two patients with congenital absence of left pericardium