Key result
Cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CCTA) successfully confirmed the rare diagnosis of complete congenital absence of the pericardium in a 40-year-old male presenting with chest pain.
Case Report (n=1)
CCTA is an effective imaging modality for confirming the rare diagnosis of congenital absence of the pericardium.
May support considering CAP in atypical chest pain; leaves open prospective data on natural history and management.
This case report describes a 40-year-old male who presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain. Initial diagnostic workup was concerning for a congenital cardiac anomaly, further imaging revealed complete congenital absence of the pericardium (CAP) which is a rare condition. Multimodality cardiac imaging including cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CCTA) was used to confirm the diagnosis of CAP. We briefly discuss various clinical presentations of CAP along with potential complications and other anomalies that could be associated with pericardial agenesis.
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Alyami et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Congenital absence of the pericardium (n=1). Cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CCTA) was evaluated on Diagnosis of congenital absence of the pericardium. Cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CCTA) successfully confirmed the rare diagnosis of complete congenital absence of the pericardium in a 40-year-old male presenting with chest pain.
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