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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Follow0up Question
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Cleveland Clinic - Heart
Cleveland - OH
This forum is for questions and support regarding heart issues such as: Angina, Angioplasty, Arrhythmia, Bypass Surgery, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Artery Disease, Defibrillator, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Pacemaker, PAD, Stenosis, Stress Tests.
Follow0up Question
by LIZ1971, Feb 12, 2009 11:58AM
Dear Dr.
To begin thank you for answering my previous question. In the past I have had numerous CT Scans and Echos that have never reported a pericardial cyst. Are they always a congenital abnormality or can they appear later in life? I'm beginning to wonder if this was another "error" they made as when the misdiagnosed the PE. Could it be something else that appears to be a pericardial cyst?
Many thanks once again!
Elizabeth
To begin thank you for answering my previous question. In the past I have had numerous CT Scans and Echos that have never reported a pericardial cyst. Are they always a congenital abnormality or can they appear later in life? I'm beginning to wonder if this was another "error" they made as when the misdiagnosed the PE. Could it be something else that appears to be a pericardial cyst?
Many thanks once again!
Elizabeth
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Feb 12, 2009 08:50PM
, Feb 12, 2009 08:50PM
They usually are congenital, hence I would suggest that they probably mis read either the present echocardiogram or your past ones. I once again suggest that you seek expert opinion in the form of a cardiac imaging specialist. You could have anything ranging from a pericardial or myocardial tumor/cancer, to an LV pseudoaneurysm,. Hence it needs to be looked at by an expert, and I can't tell you what it is without seeing the echocardiogram.
