"Pericardium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the HEART and the roots of the great vessels (AORTA; VENAE CAVAE; PULMONARY ARTERY). Pericardium consists of two sacs: the outer fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium. The latter consists of an outer parietal layer facing the fibrous pericardium, and an inner visceral layer (epicardium) resting next to the heart, and a pericardial cavity between these two layers.
| Descriptor ID |
D010496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.541.795 A10.615.789.470
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericardial Cavity- Pericardial Cavity
- Cavities, Pericardial
- Cavity, Pericardial
- Pericardial Cavities
- Pericardial Space
- Pericardial Spaces
- Space, Pericardial
- Spaces, Pericardial
Serous Pericardium- Serous Pericardium
- Pericardium, Serous
- Pericardiums, Serous
- Serous Pericardiums
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericardium" by people in Profiles.
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A Young Patient With Gunshot Wounds. J Emerg Med. 2025 Aug; 75:168-170.
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Intrapericardial Corticosteroids and Colchicine Prevent Pericarditis and Atrial Fibrillation After Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2025 Mar; 11(3):498-508.
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Hybrid Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Combining Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy With Subxiphoid Epicardial Access. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Jul; 10(7 Pt 2):1773-1780.
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Efficacy and Safety of Epicardial Access on Uninterrupted Anticoagulation Using the SAFER Epicardial Approach. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Jul; 10(7 Pt 2):1750-1753.
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Pericardial Recesses on Computed Tomography: Implications for the Pulmonologist. Clin Chest Med. 2024 Jun; 45(2):237-248.
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Sustained Apnea for Epicardial Access With Right Ventriculography: The SAFER Epicardial Approach. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 08; 9(8 Pt 2):1487-1499.
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Pericardial rupture of mediastinal mature cystic teratoma: An unusual cause of pediatric acute chest pain. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 04; 58(4):1286-1288.
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Human Recordings of Left Atrial Epicardial-Endocardial Asynchrony During Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 01; 15(1):e010605.
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Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with prior cardiac surgery: An analysis from the International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 02; 32(2):409-416.
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Percutaneous Epicardial Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2020 09; 12(3):371-381.