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pericardium: see heart heart, muscular organ that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The rhythmic beating of the heart is a ceaseless activity, lasting from before birth to the end of life.
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pericardium

the membranous sac enclosing the heart

pericardium [‚per·ə′kärd·ē·əm]

(anatomy)

The membranous sac that envelops the heart; it contains 5-20 grams of clear serous fluid.

Pericardium

the closed, saclike structure surrounding the heart in vertebrate animals and in man. The pericardium is an isolated part of the secondary body cavity, the coelom. It consists of two layers: an external, parietal layer—the pericardium proper—and an internal, visceral layer—the epicardium. The pericardium proper consists, in turn, of an internal, serous layer and an external, fibrous layer. The epicardium, being an external membrane of the heart, directly covers and is fused to the heart muscle (myocardium). In the region where large blood vessels enter and leave the heart, the epicardium is turned back and is continuous with the pericardium proper. Between the pericardium layers is a slitlike cavity containing a small quantity of transparent pale-yellow serous fluid. The pericardium contains blood vessels, lymphatics, and numerous nerve endings and is surrounded by areolar connective tissue. It has many receptors, whose stimulation causes hemodynamic and respiratory changes.

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No references found	Initial cardiac review is directed at noncoronary pathology, including pericardiac disease, cardiac masses, and valvular changes. CT scanning of the coronary arteries: how to do it and how to ... by Lawler, Leo P. / Applied Radiology Posteroanterior and lateral chest radiographs showed a right pericardiac mass and ipsilateral pleural effusion, in addition to a smaller parenchymal nodule in the right middle lobe (Fig. Unusual cause of dysphagia: inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung by Tuzun, Hasan / Southern Medical Journal Birincioglu CL, Bardakci H, Kucuker SA, et al: A clinical dilemma: cardiac and pericardiac echinococcosis. Primary cardiac hydatid disease: cross-sectional imaging features by Tanrikulu, Handan / Southern Medical Journal	perhydro- perhydrous coal peri Peri, Gabriel Péri, Gabriel Peri, Jacopo peri-endothelial cell peri-infarction block periaktos perianal Periander Perianth periapical cyst periappendicitis periapsis Periarteritis Periarteritis Nodosa Periarthritis Periastron periblast Periblastula Periblem periblinite peribolus Peribonca pericardiac pericardial pericardial cavity pericardial fluid pericardial organ Pericarditis Pericardium Pericarp Pericenter pericentric inversion pericholangitis Perichondrium Periclase periclasite Pericles periclinal periclinal chimera Pericline pericline ripple mark pericline twin law Periclymenus pericolitis pericondensed polycyclic pericoronitis pericranium Pericratonic Depression	periblinite Peribolos peribolus Peribonca Peribonca Peribranchial peribronchial Peribronchial Thickening peribronchiolar peribronchiolitis peribronchitis Peribulbar and Retrobulbar Block pericaliceal Pericallis Pericallis cruenta Pericallis hybrida pericallosal pericalyceal Pericambium pericapillary end foot pericapillary end foot pericapillary end foot pericapillary end foot Pericard Pericard Pericard Pericardectomy pericardia pericardia pericardia pericardiac Pericardiacophrenic pericardiacophrenic artery pericardiacophrenic artery pericardiacophrenic artery pericardiacophrenic artery pericardiacophrenic vein pericardiacophrenic veins pericardiacophrenic veins pericardiacophrenic veins Pericardiacophrenic vessels pericardial pericardial pericardial pericardial a's pericardial a's pericardial a's pericardial a's pericardial adhesion Pericardial area Pericardial area Pericardial area pericardial artery Pericardial branches pericardial cavity pericardial cavity pericardial cavity pericardial decompression pericardial diaphragmatic hernia pericardial diaphragmatic hernia pericardial diaphragmatic hernia

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Initial cardiac review is directed at noncoronary pathology, including pericardiac disease, cardiac masses, and valvular changes.

CT scanning of the coronary arteries: how to do it and how to ... by Lawler, Leo P. / Applied Radiology

Posteroanterior and lateral chest radiographs showed a right pericardiac mass and ipsilateral pleural effusion, in addition to a smaller parenchymal nodule in the right middle lobe (Fig.

Unusual cause of dysphagia: inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung by Tuzun, Hasan / Southern Medical Journal

Birincioglu CL, Bardakci H, Kucuker SA, et al: A clinical dilemma: cardiac and pericardiac echinococcosis.

Primary cardiac hydatid disease: cross-sectional imaging features by Tanrikulu, Handan / Southern Medical Journal

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