Myopericardial Diseases: Diagnosis and Management

1 Essential anatomy andphysiology of the pericardium for clinical practice.- 2 Aetiology andclassification of pericardial diseases.- 3 Diagnosis: history, physical examination andECG.- 4 Multimodality imaging of pericardial and myopericardialdiseases.- 5 Cardiac catheterizationand interventional techniques.- 6 Principlesof medical therapy of pericardial diseases.- 7Surgery for pericardial diseases.- 8 Pericardial syndromes.- 9 Acute pericarditis: managementoverview.- 10 Acute pericarditis: specific aetiologies.- 11 Recurrent pericarditis.- 12 Pericarditisassociated with myocardial involvement (myopericarditis/perimyocarditis).- 13 Pericardial effusion.- 14 Cardiac tamponade.- 15Constrictive pericarditis.- 16 Congenital abnormalities of thepericardium and pericardial masses.- 17 Age and genderissues in the management of pericardial diseases.- 18 Guidelines on the management of pericardial diseases.-19 Conclusions.- 20 Perspective and unmet needs.-