Main description:

This issue of Cardiology Clinics, edited by Jae K. Oh, William Miranda, and Terrence D. Welch, will cover a broad range of topics related to Pericardial Disease. Subjects discussed include, but are not limited to: Anatomy and Physiology of the Pericardium; Imaging of the Pericardium, Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis; Tuberculous and Infectious Pericarditis; Pericardial Involvement in Systemic Diseases / Special Forms; Cardiac Tamponade; Constrictive Pericarditis; Effusive-constrictive Pericarditis; Surgical Management; Percutaneous Therapy in Pericardial Diseases; Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium, and Neoplastic Pericardial Disease.

Contents:

Cardiology Clinics

Pericardial Diseases

Preface: The Pericardium: Simple and Innocent, but Complex and Fascinating

Pericardial Effusion and Compressive Disorders of the Heart: Influence of New Technology on Unraveling its Pathophysiology and Hemodynamics

Anatomy and Physiology of the Pericardium

Imaging of the Pericardium: A Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging Update

Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis

Pericardial Effusion

Cardiac Tamponade

Constrictive Pericarditis

Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditi

Contemporary Techniques of Pericardiectomy for Pericardial Disease

Percutaneous Therapy in Pericardial Diseases

Neoplastic Pericardial Disease

Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium

Tuberculous and Infectious Pericarditis