What question did this study set out to answer?

To document the anatomical features of two newly identified congenital pericardial defects and assess their clinical significance, including fatal outcomes.

October 1, 1944HeartOpen Access

Congenital Pericardial Defects

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Population

2 specimens with congenital pericardial defects

Design

Case_series

Authors

SSS. SunderlandUniversity College Dublin RWR. J. Wright‐SmithThe Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Implication

Congenital pericardial defects may prove fatal; extends sparse case reports but leaves open questions on prevalence and detection.

Key Points

To document the anatomical features of two newly identified congenital pericardial defects and assess their clinical significance, including fatal outcomes.
Pathological examination of two anatomical specimens exhibiting congenital absence or defects of the pericardium.
Comparative appraisal with historical literature, which documented approximately 52 confirmed human cases.
Identified two additional confirmed cases of congenital pericardial anomalies, expanding the scarce historical record of this condition.
Determined that the pericardial defect was the direct cause of patient death in one specimen, an outcome recorded only once previously in the medical literature.

Structured PICO

Population

2 specimens with congenital pericardial defects

Outcome

Pathological findings of congenital pericardial defects

This historical case series documents two rare instances of congenital pericardial defects, highlighting that such defects can occasionally be fatal.

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Sunderland et al. (1944) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f5a4575498292b708bfad https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.6.4.167

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Congenital Pericardial Defects

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Congenital Pericardial Defects

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