Anatomy of the heart. Issue 2 (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mahadevan, Vishy
• Is Part Of: Surgery. Volume 36:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: Atrium -- cardiac chambers -- cardiac conduction -- cardiac tamponade -- cardiac valves -- coronary arteries -- myocardium -- pericardial cavity -- pericardium -- ventricle; Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Periodicals; Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Thérapeutique -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 617
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mpsur.2017.11.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-9319

Abstract

Abstract: The heart, enveloped in the fibrous pericardium, occupies the middle mediastinum. This article describes the essentials of external and internal cardiac anatomy, and highlights those aspects of cardiac functional anatomy that are of particular relevance to clinical cardiac examination.