JCCVS
Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery

Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery scientific, open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal covering a wide spectrum of topics in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. This journal is indexed by indices that are considered international scientific journal indices (DRJI, ESJI, OAJI, etc.). According to the current Associate Professorship criteria, it is within the scope of International Article 1-d. Each article published in this journal corresponds to 5 points.

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A large pericardial cyst causing persistent chest tightness and dyspnea: a case report
Abstract
Pericardial cysts are a rare cause of mediastinal masses with an incidence of about 1 in 100,000 patients. Most of the cases are secondary to congenital incomplete fusion of the pericardial sac. More than two-thirds of pericardial cysts are located in the right cardiophrenic angle. Over 50% of pericardial cysts are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally during thoracic imaging such as chest X-ray, CT scans and transthoracic echocardiograms. Symptomatic cases commonly present with non-specific symptoms such as dyspnea, chest pain, and persistent cough. A 48-year-old female was referred for assessment of shortness of breath and atypical chest tightness for several years. The echocardiography revealed a large cystic- appearing mass presenting with slight compression of the right-atrium. A cardiac CT scan and MRI scan were performed, confirming the presence of a large pericardial cyst with no signs of complications like tamponade or pericarditis. As the patient had symptoms and cyst had compressive effects, surgical resection was done.

Keywords : Symptomatic pericardial cyst, incidental pericardial lesion, pericardial cyst management

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Article available in :
Volume 2, Issue 2, 2024
Page : 39-41
https://doi.org/10.51271/JCCVS-0034
Article Information
Received : 02 Haz 2024
Accepted : 28 Haz 2024
Published : 29 Haz 2024
Corresponding Author :

Eneida Ngjeci: Department of Cardiology, Memorial Regional Hospital, Fier, Albania

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Citation : Ngjecie E, Sharka I, Veshti A. A large pericardial cyst causing persistent chest tightness and dyspnea: a case report. J Cardiol Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;2(2):39-41.

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