raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99130

Congenital partial agenesis of pericardium

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Status
active

Congenital partial agenesis of pericardium is a rare, mostly asymptomatic, congenital heart malformation mainly characterized by the partial absence of the left pericardium. It is occasionally associated with chest pain or dyspnea and is usually incidentally diagnosed during surgery or at autopsy. Herniation and strangulation of a portion of the heart through the pericardial foramen may occur, resulting in myocardial acute ischemia and possible sudden death. Right side pericardium involvement is rare.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital partial agenesis of pericardium
frAnomalie congénitale partielle du péricarde
dePerikardagenesie, kongenitale, partielle
esAgenesia parcial de pericardio congénita
itAgenesia parziale congenita del pericardio
nlCongenitale partiële agenesie van pericard
ptAgenesia parcial do pericárdio congénita
plWrodzona częściowa agenezja osierdzia
csVrozená částečná ageneze perikardu
ukВроджена часткова агенезія перикарда
zh先天性心包部分发育不全
trPerikardin doğumsal kısmi agenezi

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q24.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA8DNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020455Evalidated
UMLSC0345139Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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