(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 6.1 Overview The therapy of pericardial and myopericardial syndromes should be…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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,…
(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…
(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…
