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 2024/10/14 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).