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A rare complication of a rare disease: Pericarditis due to ruptured pericardial cyst
Author(s) -
Lak Hassan,
Shah Rohan,
Verma Beni R.,
Xu Bo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14714
Subject(s) - medicine , palpitations , asymptomatic , pericarditis , complication , pericardium , acute pericarditis , rare disease , surgery , cyst , radiology , disease , cardiology
Pericardial cysts are considered rare incidental findings, which are generally asymptomatic in nature. Occasionally, patients may represent with chest discomfort, dyspnea, or palpitations. Pericarditis related to a ruptured pericardial cyst has not been previously reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 62‐year‐old man who developed acute pericarditis as a result of a ruptured enlarging pericardial cyst.