This case report highlights a rare instance where a congenital pericardial defect caused mechanical strangulation of the heart, leading to localized coronary artery stenoses matching the stricture areas.
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Rare pericardial defects may explain select focal coronary stenoses; this case leaves open broader diagnostic consideration pending further reports.
Amiri et al. (1989) studied this question.
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