Structure and Anatomy of the Human Pericardium

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 327-340

  Rodriguez, E Rene ^a   Tan, Carmela D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Epicardium; Normal histology; Parietal pericardium; Pericardium; Visceral pericardium

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; AORTA ROOT; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CARDIAC IMAGING; CAVA VEIN; DIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LIGAMENT; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MAMMARY ARTERY; MEDIASTINUM; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MICROSCOPY; PARIETAL PERICARDIUM; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SPINE; STERNUM; VASCULARIZATION; VISCERAL PERICARDIUM; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 85013450103     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2016.12.010     Document Type: Review

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