Myopericardial diseases : diagnosis and management /: diagnosis and management. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Massimo Imazio.
• Authors: Imazio, Massimo
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Part I: General Evaluation of Myopericardial Diseases; 1: Essential Anatomy and Physiology of the Pericardium for Clinical Practice; 1.1 Anatomy of the Pericardium; 1.2 Physiology of the Pericardium; References; 2: Aetiology and Classification of Pericardial Diseases; 2.1 Overview and Epidemiology; 2.2 Infectious Aetiologies; 2.3 Non-infectious Aetiologies; 2.4 Pericardial Syndromes; References; 3: Diagnosis: History, Physical Examination and ECG; 3.1 History; 3.2 Physical Examination; Pericardial Rubs. Physical Signs in Large Pericardial Effusions/Cardiac Tamponade Physical Signs in Constrictive Pericarditis; 3.3 Electrocardiogram; References; 4: Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial/Myopericardial Diseases; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Chest X-Ray; 4.3 Echocardiography; 4.4 Computed Tomography (CT); 4.5 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR); 4.6 Nuclear Medicine; 4.7 Multimodality Imaging; References; 5: Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Techniques; 5.1 Cardiac Catheterization; Cardiac Tamponade; Constrictive Pericarditis; 5.2 Pericardiocentesis. 5.3 Pericardioscopy, Pericardial Biopsy and Intrapericardial TherapiesReferences; 6: Principles of Medical Therapy of Pericardial Diseases; 6.1 Overview; 6.2 Aspirin and Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAID); Mechanism of Action; Indications; Main Contraindications, Warnings, Precautions and Interactions; Adverse Events; Special Populations; Common Prescribed Drugs and Dosing; 6.3 Colchicine; Mechanism of Action; Indications; Main Contraindications, Warnings, Precautions and Interactions; Adverse Events; Special Populations; Common Dosing; 6.4 Corticosteroids. Mechanism of Action Indications; Adverse Events; Special Populations; Common Dosing; 6.5 Azathioprine, Human Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and Anakinra; Azathioprine; Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG); Anakinra and Biological Agents; References; 7: Surgery for Pericardial Diseases; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Non-constrictive Pericardial Diseases; Pericardial Window; 7.3 Constrictive Pericardial Diseases; References; Part II: Myopericardial Syndromes; 8: Pericardial Syndromes; References; 9: Acute Pericarditis: Management Overview; 9.1 Definition; 9.2 Presentation. 9.3 Aetiology and Diagnosis9.4 Diagnostic Work-Up and Management; 9.5 Therapy; 9.6 Outcome and Prognosis; References; 10: Acute Pericarditis: Specific Aetiologies (Non-viral, Non-idiopathic); 10.1 Bacterial Pericarditis; Tuberculous Pericarditis; Diagnosis; Medical Therapy; Prognosis; Purulent Pericarditis; Medical Therapy; Prognosis; 10.2 Pericarditis in Renal Failure; 10.3 Pericardial Involvement in Systemic Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases; Medical Therapy; 10.4 Post-cardiac Injury Syndromes; Definition and Diagnostic Criteria; Medical Therapy; Prognosis.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 166 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.1/1; Pericardium -- Diseases -- Diagnosis; Pericardium -- Diseases -- Treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Cardiology; Infectious Diseases; Cardiac Surgery; Cardiac Imaging; Pericardium; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319271569; 3319271563; 3319271547; 9783319271545
• Related ISBNs: 9783319271545
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 22, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.