TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - PERICARDIAL DISEASES 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. PY - 2017 T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e 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). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161716011 ER -