Cardiac Tamponade
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 14.1 Definition Cardiac tamponade is the pericardial syndrome occurring when pericardial…
Acute Pericarditis: Management Overview
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 9.1 Definition Acute pericarditis is the most common pericardial syndrome that…
Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Techniques
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 5.1 Cardiac Catheterization Historically, cardiac catheterization has been a mainstay for…
Pericarditis Associated with Myocardial Involvement (Myopericarditis/Perimyocarditis)
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 12.1 Definitions Pericarditis and myocarditis share common aetiological agents (e.g. viruses…
Pericardial Effusion
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 13.1 Definition An apparently “isolated” pericardial effusion without pericarditis is another…
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…
