ReviewJACC. Clinical electrophysiology2021
Living Anatomy of the Pericardial Space: A Guide for Imaging and Interventions.
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- Catheter Impaction After Pericardial Drainage Due to Inadvertent Entry Into the Transverse Pericardial Sinus.JACC. Case reports · 2026Article
- Bachmann's Bundle-Related Atrial Tachycardias Following Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2026Article
- Perioperative and Surgical Management of Constrictive Pericarditis.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2026Review
- Epicardial ventricular arrhythmia ablation: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society, the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society, and the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025Article
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- Cardiac tamponade.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2023Review
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- Pitfalls in Echocardiography: Superior Aortic Recess Pericardial Effusion Mimicking Ascending Aorta Dissection.Journal of cardiovascular echographyArticle
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Abstract
The pericardium of the human heart has received increased attention in recent times due to interest in the epicardial approach for cardiac interventions to treat cardiac arrhythmias refractory to conventional endocardial approaches. To support further clinical application of this technique, it is fundamental to appreciate the living anatomy of the pericardial space, as well as its relationships to the surrounding structures. The anatomy of the pericardial space, however, is extremely difficult regions to visualize. This is due to its complex 3-dimensionality, and the "potential" nature of the space, which becomes obvious only when there is collection of pericardial fluid. This potential space, which is bounded by the epicardium and pericardium, can now be visualized by special techniques as we now report, permitting appreciation of its living morphology. Current sources of knowledge are limited to the dissection images, surgical images, and/or illustrations, which are not necessarily precise or sufficient to provide relevant comprehensive anatomical knowledge to those undertaking the epicardial approach. The authors demonstrate, for the first time to their knowledge, the 3-dimensional living anatomy of the pericardial space relative to its surrounding structures. They also provide correlative anatomy of the left sternocostal triangle as a common site for subxiphoid access. The authors anticipate their report serving as a tool for education of imaging and interventional specialists.
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