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.
D'Avila
Andre
A
Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Scanavacca
Mauricio
M
Sosa
Eduardo
E
Ruskin
Jeremy N
JN
Reddy
Vivek Y
VY
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