A rare complication of a rare disease: Pericarditis due to ruptured pericardial cyst | Zendy

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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.

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