RT Book, Section
A1 O’Connor, Matthew J.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182914467
T1 Pericardial Disease
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182914467
RD 2024/04/23
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.