TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Pericardial Disease
A1  - O’Connor, Matthew J.
A2  - Kline, Mark W.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
AB  - The  pericardium  serves  as  the  external  protective  layer  of  the  heart,  providing  a  barrier  to  trauma,  malignancy,  inflammation,  and  infection.  In  addition,  a  thin  layer  of  fluid  within  the  pericardial  space  lubricates  the  heart,  thereby  reducing  the  energy  expenditure  and  shear  stress  encountered  with  cardiac  motion.  A  basic  understanding  of  the  anatomy  and  physiology  of  the  pericardium  and  pericardial  space  is  necessary  to  recognize  and  properly  diagnose  disease  processes  affecting  this  important  structure.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/17
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182914467
ER  -