Population
A 20-year-old woman with partial absence of the parietal pericardium (n=1).
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Partial pericardial absence may mimic PH or PS on imaging/ECG; this case extends diagnostic confirmation but leaves broader applicability open.
Recognition of partial absence of the parietal pericardium is important as it can simulate pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary valve stenosis radiologically and electrocardiographically.
Noble O. Fowler (1962) studied this question.
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