RT Book, Section
A1 Miranda, William R.
A1 Imazio, Massimo
A1 Greason, Kevin L.
A1 Stulak, John M.
A1 Oh, Jae K.
A2 Fuster, Valentin
A2 Harrington, Robert A.
A2 Narula, Jagat
A2 Eapen, Zubin J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161716011
T1 PERICARDIAL DISEASES
T2 Hurst's The Heart, 14e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843249
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161716011
RD 2024/04/19
AB Disorders  of  the  pericardium  constitute  a  diverse  group  of  pathologies,  ranging  from  benign  congenital  structural  abnormalities,  such  as  pericardial  cyst,  to  life-threatening  entities,  such  as  cardiac  tamponade  and  constrictive  pericarditis.  Although  pericardial  diseases  are  not  uncommon  in  daily  practice,  physicians  including  cardiologists  tend  to  be  less  familiar  with  managing  these  diseases.  This  can  lead  to  a  delay  in  the  diagnosis  (patients  with  constriction  might  have  been  treated  for  “refractory”  heart  failure  for  years)  or  incomplete  or  inadequate  treatment.  We  provide  herein  a  concise  and  practical  approach  to  pericardial  diseases  for  cardiovascular  practitioners.  We  have  also  incorporated  the  recommendations  from  the  2015  European  Society  of  Cardiology  (ESC)  Guidelines  on  the  Diagnosis  and  Management  of  Pericardial  Diseases1  (a  summary  of  the  most  relevant  recommendations  is  also  provided  in  the  chapter).