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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

Case series, contemporary review and imaging guided diagnostic and management approach of congenital pericardial defects.
Khayata M, Alkharabsheh S, Shah NP, Verma BR, Gentry JL, Summers M, Xu B, Asher C, Klein AL
Open Heart 2020;7(1):e001103. Epub 2020 Jan 8 doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001103. PMID: 32076559Free PMC Article
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
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

The Role of Inflammation in Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Heart Diseases.
Matloch Z, Cinkajzlova A, Mraz M, Haluzik M
Curr Pharm Des 2018;24(3):297-309. doi: 10.2174/1381612824666180110102125. PMID: 29318960
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
Coronary arterial development: a review of normal and congenitally anomalous patterns.
Lluri G, Aboulhosn J
Clin Cardiol 2014 Feb;37(2):126-30. Epub 2014 Jan 7 doi: 10.1002/clc.22237. PMID: 24399787Free PMC Article
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
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a new and important cardiovascular risk factor?
Bhatia LS, Curzen NP, Calder PC, Byrne CD
Eur Heart J 2012 May;33(10):1190-200. Epub 2012 Mar 8 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr453. PMID: 22408036

Diagnosis

Imaging of Pericardial Disease.
Kligerman S
Radiol Clin North Am 2019 Jan;57(1):179-199. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.09.001. PMID: 30454812
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
Congenital Absence of the Pericardium.
Lopez D, Asher CR
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2017 Jan-Feb;59(4):398-406. Epub 2016 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2016.12.002. PMID: 27956198
Pathophysiology of the Pericardium.
Hoit BD
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2017 Jan-Feb;59(4):341-348. Epub 2016 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2016.11.001. PMID: 27916673
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

Therapy

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Dyspnea-Suspected Cardiac Origin (Ischemia Already Excluded): 2021 Update.
Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging, Bolen MA, Bin Saeedan MN, Rajiah P, Ahmad S, Dibble EH, Diercks DB, El-Sherief AH, Farzaneh-Far A, Francois CJ, Galizia MS, Hanneman K, Inacio JR, Johri AM, Khosa F, Krishnamurthy R, Lenge de Rosen V, Singh SP, Teng K, Villines TC, Young PM, Zimmerman SL, Abbara S
J Am Coll Radiol 2022 May;19(5S):S37-S52. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2022.02.014. PMID: 35550804
Fibrosis, Connexin-43, and Conduction Abnormalities in the Brugada Syndrome.
Nademanee K, Raju H, de Noronha SV, Papadakis M, Robinson L, Rothery S, Makita N, Kowase S, Boonmee N, Vitayakritsirikul V, Ratanarapee S, Sharma S, van der Wal AC, Christiansen M, Tan HL, Wilde AA, Nogami A, Sheppard MN, Veerakul G, Behr ER
J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Nov 3;66(18):1976-1986. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.862. PMID: 26516000Free PMC Article
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
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

Current advances in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in systemic sclerosis.
Agoston-Coldea L, Zlibut A, Revnic R, Florea M, Muntean L
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021 May;25(10):3718-3736. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202105_25940. PMID: 34109581
Multimodality Imaging for the Assessment of Pericardial Diseases.
Chetrit M, Xu B, Verma BR, Klein AL
Curr Cardiol Rep 2019 Apr 16;21(5):41. doi: 10.1007/s11886-019-1115-y. PMID: 30993456
Coronary arterial development: a review of normal and congenitally anomalous patterns.
Lluri G, Aboulhosn J
Clin Cardiol 2014 Feb;37(2):126-30. Epub 2014 Jan 7 doi: 10.1002/clc.22237. PMID: 24399787Free PMC Article
Multimodality imaging of pericardial diseases.
Yared K, Baggish AL, Picard MH, Hoffmann U, Hung J
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2010 Jun;3(6):650-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.04.009. PMID: 20541720
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pericardial diseases.
Bogaert J, Francone M
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2009 May 4;11(1):14. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-11-14. PMID: 19413898Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Coronary arterial development: a review of normal and congenitally anomalous patterns.
Lluri G, Aboulhosn J
Clin Cardiol 2014 Feb;37(2):126-30. Epub 2014 Jan 7 doi: 10.1002/clc.22237. PMID: 24399787Free PMC Article
Extrapelvic endometriosis: a rare entity or an under diagnosed condition?
Machairiotis N, Stylianaki A, Dryllis G, Zarogoulidis P, Kouroutou P, Tsiamis N, Katsikogiannis N, Sarika E, Courcoutsakis N, Tsiouda T, Gschwendtner A, Zarogoulidis K, Sakkas L, Baliaka A, Machairiotis C
Diagn Pathol 2013 Dec 2;8:194. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-8-194. PMID: 24294950Free PMC Article
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
Multimodality imaging of pericardial diseases.
Yared K, Baggish AL, Picard MH, Hoffmann U, Hung J
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2010 Jun;3(6):650-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.04.009. PMID: 20541720
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pericardial diseases.
Bogaert J, Francone M
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2009 May 4;11(1):14. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-11-14. PMID: 19413898Free PMC Article

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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