Partial right-sided pericardial defect associated with congenital aortic valve disease.

نویسندگان

  • Theofilos N Kolettis
  • Andrew C Chatzis
  • Nikolaos M Giannopoulos
  • Constantinos A Contrafouris
  • Michael Milonakis
  • George E Sarris
چکیده

Partial right-sided pericardial defect is an extremely rare congenital anomaly and is often associated with other congenital abnormalities. We describe a unique case of congenital aortic valve disease associated with right-sided pericardial defect. The clinical implications are discussed and a review of the literature is presented.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese

دوره 48 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007