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Abnormal pericardium morphology

MedGen UID:
871268
•Concept ID:
C4025754
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the pericardium
 
HPO: HP:0001697

Definition

An abnormality of the pericardium, i.e., of the fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart and the proximal ends of the aorta, vena cava, and the pulmonary artery. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Congenital Absence of the Pericardium: A Systematic Approach to Diagnosis and Management.
Xu B, Betancor J, Asher C, Rosario A, Klein A
Cardiology 2017;136(4):270-278. Epub 2016 Dec 7 doi: 10.1159/000452441. PMID: 27923231
Medical management of eosinophilic meningitis following bovine graft duraplasty for Chiari malformation Type I repair: case report.
Ostendorf AP, Connolly AM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Oct;12(4):357-9. Epub 2013 Aug 2 doi: 10.3171/2013.7.PEDS13130. PMID: 23909615
Pericardial disease: diagnosis and management.
Khandaker MH, Espinosa RE, Nishimura RA, Sinak LJ, Hayes SN, Melduni RM, Oh JK
Mayo Clin Proc 2010 Jun;85(6):572-93. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0046. PMID: 20511488Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ablation for the treatment of Brugada syndrome: current status and future prospects.
Rizzo A, de Asmundis C, Brugada P, La Meir M, Chierchia GB
Expert Rev Med Devices 2020 Feb;17(2):123-130. Epub 2020 Jan 27 doi: 10.1080/17434440.2020.1719831. PMID: 31986921
Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium.
Parmar YJ, Shah AB, Poon M, Kronzon I
Cardiol Clin 2017 Nov;35(4):601-614. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2017.07.012. PMID: 29025550
Childhood obesity and cardiovascular dysfunction.
Cote AT, Harris KC, Panagiotopoulos C, Sandor GG, Devlin AM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Oct 8;62(15):1309-19. Epub 2013 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.042. PMID: 23954339
Epicardial steatosis, insulin resistance, and coronary artery disease.
Toth PP
Heart Fail Clin 2012 Oct;8(4):671-8. Epub 2012 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2012.06.013. PMID: 22999248
Surgical management of post-repair pulmonary vein stenosis.
Hickey EJ, Caldarone CA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2011;14(1):101-8. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2011.01.007. PMID: 21444056

Diagnosis

Pericardial Cysts: a Contemporary Comprehensive Review.
Khayata M, Alkharabsheh S, Shah NP, Klein AL
Curr Cardiol Rep 2019 May 30;21(7):64. doi: 10.1007/s11886-019-1153-5. PMID: 31147788
Severe Arterial Tortuosity.
Cubero A, Ayala J, Hamzeh G, Cortes A, Udaondo J, Aramendi JI
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2017 Mar;8(2):231-234. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1177/2150135116629396. PMID: 27095117
Pericardial diseases.
Dudzinski DM, Mak GS, Hung JW
Curr Probl Cardiol 2012 Mar;37(3):75-118. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2011.10.002. PMID: 22289657
Transcription factors and congenital heart defects.
Clark KL, Yutzey KE, Benson DW
Annu Rev Physiol 2006;68:97-121. doi: 10.1146/annurev.physiol.68.040104.113828. PMID: 16460268
Thoracoscopic surgery.
McFadden PM, Robbins RJ
Surg Clin North Am 1998 Oct;78(5):763-72, viii. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70349-2. PMID: 9891575

Therapy

Gastropericardial fistula: a late complication of esophageal reconstruction.
Servais EL, Stiles BM, Spector JA, Altorki NK, Port JL
Ann Thorac Surg 2012 May;93(5):1729-31. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.075. PMID: 22541213
Tuberculous effusive-constrictive pericarditis.
Russell JB, Syed FF, Ntsekhe M, Mayosi BM, Moosa S, Tshifularo M, Smedema JP
Cardiovasc J Afr 2008 Jul-Aug;19(4):200-1. PMID: 18776964
Absent pericardium: at risk for endocarditis?
Sivaprakasam MC, Narayanan A, Vettukattil JJ
Cardiol Young 2006 Apr;16(2):182-3. doi: 10.1017/S104795110600014X. PMID: 16553982
Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart.
Pennell DJ, Underwood R
Br J Hosp Med 1993 Jan 20-Feb 2;49(2):90-5, 98-102. PMID: 8435682
Cardiac effects of noncardiac neoplasms.
Schoen FJ, Berger BM, Guerina NG
Cardiol Clin 1984 Nov;2(4):657-70. PMID: 6400009

Prognosis

Multimodality Imaging Approach Evaluation of the Congenital Pericardial Defect: a Contemporary Review.
Khayata M, Haouzi AA, Asher CR, Xu B
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1715-1724. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-02004-3. PMID: 38060098
Aspergillus mediastinitis in a post-operative immunocompetent child.
Mishra AK, Bansal V, Roy G, Halder V, Gupta P, Chakrabarti A
Indian J Med Microbiol 2020 Jul-Dec;38(3 & 4):492-495. doi: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_267. PMID: 33154273
Left-side pericardial agenesis: Putting the pieces together.
Ruivo C, Ladeiras-Lopes R, Faria R, Ferreira N, Gama V
Echocardiography 2018 Mar;35(3):420-422. Epub 2018 Feb 4 doi: 10.1111/echo.13819. PMID: 29399902
Role of non-invasive imaging in the work-up of cardiomyopathies.
Tummala LS, Young RK, Singh T, Jani S, Srichai MB
Curr Atheroscler Rep 2015 Mar;17(3):486. doi: 10.1007/s11883-014-0486-1. PMID: 25637041
Surgical management of post-repair pulmonary vein stenosis.
Hickey EJ, Caldarone CA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2011;14(1):101-8. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2011.01.007. PMID: 21444056

Clinical prediction guides

The Chicken as a Model Organism to Study Heart Development.
Wittig JG, Münsterberg A
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2020 Aug 3;12(8) doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a037218. PMID: 31767650Free PMC Article
Epicardial fibrosis mimicking a myocardial bridge.
Boudoulas KD, Kilic A
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014 Aug;19(2):336-8. Epub 2014 May 16 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu122. PMID: 24834921
Childhood obesity and cardiovascular dysfunction.
Cote AT, Harris KC, Panagiotopoulos C, Sandor GG, Devlin AM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Oct 8;62(15):1309-19. Epub 2013 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.042. PMID: 23954339
Simultaneous operation in a patient with coronary heart disease, abnormal orifice of coronary arteries, morgagni hernia, atrial septal defect, and pericardial and pleural agenesis.
Tuygun AK, Balci AY, Tuygun A, Günay R, Sensöz Y, Yurtseven N, Alkan P
Heart Surg Forum 2010 Aug;13(4):E260-2. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20091180. PMID: 20719732
Morphologic aspects of pericardial heart disease: Part II.
Waller BF, Taliercio CP, Howard J, Green F, Orr CM, Slack JD
Clin Cardiol 1992 Apr;15(4):291-8. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960150413. PMID: 1563133

Recent systematic reviews

The Outcomes of Surgical Separation in Thoracopagus Twins with Conjoined Hearts: An Analysis of the Literature.
Collins RT 2nd, O'Connor MJ
Pediatr Cardiol 2021 Apr;42(4):875-882. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02555-8. PMID: 33856497
The Spectrum of Pericardial Involvement in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Systematic Review of Literature.
Fayyaz B, Rehman HJ
J Clin Rheumatol 2021 Jan 1;27(1):5-10. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001140. PMID: 31483352
A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of intrapericardial fibrinolysis in patients with pericardial effusion.
Wiyeh AB, Ochodo EA, Wiysonge CS, Kakia A, Awotedu AA, Ristic A, Mayosi BM
Int J Cardiol 2018 Jan 1;250:223-228. Epub 2017 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.10.049. PMID: 29107356
Does echocardiography play a role in the clinical diagnosis of congenital absence of pericardium? A case presentation and a systematic review.
Centola M, Longo M, De Marco F, Cremonesi G, Marconi M, Danzi GB
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2009 Sep;10(9):687-92. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832b3d4a. PMID: 19448561

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