BookMassimo Imazio.
Contents:
Part I. General Evaluation of Myopericardial Diseases
1. Essential anatomy and physiology of the pericardium for clinical practice
2. Aetiology and classification of pericardial diseases
3. Diagnosis: history, physical examination and ECG
4. Multimodality imaging of pericardial/myopericardial diseases
5. Cardiac catherization and interventional techniques
7. Surgery for pericardial diseases
Part II. Myopericardial Syndromes
8. Pericardial syndromes
9. Acute pericarditis: management overview
10. Acute pericarditis: specific aetiologies (non-viral, non-idiopathic)
11. Recurrent pericarditis
12. Pericarditis associated with myocardial involvement (myopericarditis/perimyocarditis)
13. Pericardial effusion
14. Cardiac tamponade
15. Constrictive pericarditis
16. Congenital abnormalities of the pericardium and pericardial masses
Part III. Specific populations, Guidelines, Conclusions and Perspectives
17. Age and gender issues in the management of pericardial diseases
18. Guidelines on the management of pericardial diseases
19. Conclusions
20. Perspectives and unmet needs.