Imazio Massimo (ed.) Myopericardial Diseases: Diagnosis and Management

Springer, 2016. — 169 p.This book reviews current knowledge and recent advances in the diagnosis and management of myopericardial diseases, a spectrum of medical diseases and syndromes affecting a significant proportion of patients in clinical practice and presenting either as an isolated process or as a manifestation of a systemic disease. Unlike in other books, both pericardial and myocardial diseases are fully covered. Detailed guidance is provided on diagnosis and the role of integrated cardiovascular imaging, medical therapy, interventional diagnosis and therapy, and surgical diagnosis and therapy. Importantly, up-to-date original information is presented on indications and guidelines/recommendations planned for publication in 2015. This well-illustrated book will be an invaluable aid to diagnosis and management for practitioners in a range of medical specialties, including cardiology, internal medicine, rheumatology, family medicine, cardiac surgery, nephrology, and endocrinology.General Evaluation of Myopericardial Diseases
Essential Anatomy and Physiology of the Pericardium for Clinical Practice
Aetiology and Classification of Pericardial Diseases
Diagnosis: History, Physical Examination and ECG
Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial/Myopericardial Diseases
Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Techniques
Principles of Medical Therapy of Pericardial Diseases
Surgery for Pericardial Diseases
Myopericardial Syndromes
Pericardial Syndromes
Acute Pericarditis: Management Overview
Acute Pericarditis: Specific Aetiologies (Non-viral, Non-idiopathic)
Recurrent Pericarditis
Pericarditis Associated with Myocardial Involvement (Myopericarditis/Perimyocarditis)
Pericardial Effusion
Cardiac Tamponade
Constrictive Pericarditis
Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium and Pericardial Masses
Specific Populations, Guidelines, Conclusions and Perspectives
Age and Gender Issues in the Management of Pericardial Diseases
Guidelines on the Management of Pericardial DiseasesPerspectives and Unmet Needs