Interventional Pericardiology Pericardiocentesis, Pericardioscopy, Pericardial Biopsy, Balloon Pericardiotomy and Intrapericardial Therapy /

• Main Authors: Maisch, Bernhard (Author), Ristić, Arsen D. (Author), Seferović, Petar M. (Author), Tsang, Teresa S. M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Interventional Pericardiology gives a unique and comprehensive view on an often neglected but clinically very important part of cardiovascular disease: The pericardium and the adjacent myocardium or epicardium. The authors of this up-to-date compendium on pericardial disease etiology, diagnostics an...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents:
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. A Historical Perspective
• 2. Anatomy of the Pericardium Relevant for Pericardial Access, Pericardioscopy, and Intrapericardial Interventions
• 3. Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade
• 4. Pericardial Access and Drainage: Standard Techniques
• 5. Alternative Techniques for Pericardiocentesis
• 6. Pericardiocentesis in the Absence of Effusion
• 7. Diagnostic Value of Pericardial Fluid Analyses
• 8. Pericardioscopy: Endoscopic Insight into Pericardial Pathology
• 9. Epicardial and Pericardial Biopsy
• 10. Intrapericardial Treatment of Pericardial Disease
• 11. Percutaneous Balloon Pericardiotomy
• 12. Frontiers and Emerging Procedures
• Index.