TY - CHAP
T1 - The pericardium
AU - Chinchoy, Edward
AU - Ujhelyi, Michael R.
AU - Hill, Alexander J.
AU - Skadsberg, Nicholas D.
AU - Iaizzo, Paul A
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - The pericardium is a fibroserous conical sac structure encompassing the heart and roots of the great cardiac vessels. In humans, it is located within the mediastinal cavity posterior to the sternum and cartilages of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh ribs of the left thorax and is separated from the anterior wall of the thorax. It is encompassed from the posterior resting against the bronchi, the esophagus, the descending thoracic aorta, and the posterior regions of the mediastinal surface of each lung. Laterally, the pericardium is covered by the pleurae and lies along the mediastinal surfaces of the lung. It can come in direct contact with the chest wall near the ventricular apical region, but varies with the dimensions of the long axes of the heart or with various disease states. Under normal circumstances, the pericardium separates and isolates the heart from contact of the surrounding tissues, allowing freedom of cardiac movement within the confines of the pericardial space (Fig. 1).
AB - The pericardium is a fibroserous conical sac structure encompassing the heart and roots of the great cardiac vessels. In humans, it is located within the mediastinal cavity posterior to the sternum and cartilages of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh ribs of the left thorax and is separated from the anterior wall of the thorax. It is encompassed from the posterior resting against the bronchi, the esophagus, the descending thoracic aorta, and the posterior regions of the mediastinal surface of each lung. Laterally, the pericardium is covered by the pleurae and lies along the mediastinal surfaces of the lung. It can come in direct contact with the chest wall near the ventricular apical region, but varies with the dimensions of the long axes of the heart or with various disease states. Under normal circumstances, the pericardium separates and isolates the heart from contact of the surrounding tissues, allowing freedom of cardiac movement within the confines of the pericardial space (Fig. 1).
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-59259-835-9_7
DO - 10.1007/978-1-59259-835-9_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84890255394
SN - 1588294439
SN - 9781588294432
SP - 101
EP - 110
BT - Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices
PB - Humana Press
ER -