Pericardial anatomy for the interventional electrophysiologist.
Investigators are beginning to exploit the pericardial space for a number of cardiovascular applications, including catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, cardiovascular drug therapy, and cardiac pacing. This review explores the anatomy of the pericardial space and the anatomic variants that may be encountered in this novel approach to the heart.
Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Andre
A
D'Avila
Mauricio
M
Scanavacca
Eduardo
E
Sosa
Jeremy N
JN
Ruskin
Vivek Y
VY
Reddy
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000502:physiology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000473:pathology