Surgery for Pericardial Diseases
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 7.1 Introduction Under a surgical point of view, the different pathological…
Essential Anatomy and Physiology of the Pericardium for Clinical Practice
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 1.1 Anatomy of the Pericardium The pericardium (from the Greek περί,…
Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium and Pericardial Masses
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 16.1 Classification The pathological entities that are discussed in this chapter…
Recurrent Pericarditis
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 11.1 Definition Recurrent pericarditis is one of the most common and…
Acute Pericarditis: Specific Aetiologies (Non-viral, Non-idiopathic)
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 10.1 Bacterial Pericarditis Bacterial pericarditis is a relatively uncommon cause of…
Constrictive Pericarditis
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 15.1 Definition Constrictive pericarditis is a pericardial syndrome where the pericardium…
Aetiology and Classification of Pericardial Diseases
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 2.1 Overview and Epidemiology The pericardium may be affected by all…
Pericardial Syndromes
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy Different aetiological agents either infectious or non-infectious (see chapter on the…
Perspectives and Unmet Needs
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy Despite a large amount of new data, there are still several…
Conclusions
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy Pericardial diseases are relatively common diseases that may affect the pericardium…
