ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF PERICARDIAL CYST

Authors
PADDER FA CONRAD AR MANZAR KJ THAYAPRAN N JONAS EE FREEMAN I
Citation
Fa. Padder et al., ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF PERICARDIAL CYST, The American journal of the medical sciences, 313(3), 1997, pp. 191-192
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
The American journal of the medical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029629
Volume
313
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
191 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9629(1997)313:3<191:EDOPC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A 52-year-old woman was seen with atypical chest pain. A routine chest roentgenogram revealed an enlarged cardiac silhouette. Results of tra nsthoracic echocardiography performed using the standard views was nor mal. Because of the discrepancy between the findings of chest roentgen ogram and transthoracic echocardiography, a biplane transesophageal ec hocardiogram was obtained and revealed the presence of a pericardial c yst.