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The pericardium (from the Greek περι, "around" and κάρδιον, "heart" /perikardion/) is a double-walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels.

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Primary leiomyosarcoma of the right atrium : a case report and literature update - 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Tweet this news
7thSpace Interactive (press release)--He was managed by excision of the tumor and reconstruction of the right atrium with autologous -pericardium-. Postoperatively tumor dissemination was ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:05:47 GMT+00:00
Surgical method yields higher survival rate in some mesothelioma patients - Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release) Tweet this news
Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)--EPP involves removal of part of the pleura (lung lining), a portion of the -pericardium- (heart lining), and part of the diaphragm, as well as the diseased ... - Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:24:49 GMT+00:00
Surgeon's Lounge - General Surgery News (registration) Tweet this news
General Surgery News (registration)--In my practice, I prefer bovine -pericardium- to buttress the staple line as opposed to the oversewing technique in order to avoid the risk for narrowing the ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:12:19 GMT+00:00
UCLA Surgeon Recommends Sparing the Lung When Treating Mesothelioma Patients - MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog) Tweet this news
MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog)---...- the removal of the affected lung and parietal pleura, as well as the possible removal of the diaphragm, the -pericardium- and other extrapleural tissue. ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:09:01 GMT+00:00

Anatomy of torso, cardiovascular system: heart (TA A12.1, GA 5.524)

General
Surfacebase * apex * grooves (coronary/atrioventricular, interatrial, anterior interventricula, posterior interventricular) * surfaces (sternocostal, diaphragmatic) * borders (right, left) * Openings of smallest cardiac veins
Internalatria (interatrial septum, musculi pectinati, sulcus terminalis) * ventricles (interventricular septum, trabeculae carneae, chordae tendineae, papillary muscle) * valves * cusps * Atrioventricular septum cardiac skeleton Intervenous tubercle
Chambers
Right heart(venae cavae, coronary sinus)right atrium (atrial appendage, fossa ovalis, limbus of fossa ovalis, crista terminalis, valve of inferior vena cava, valve of coronary sinus) → tricuspid valveright ventricle (conus arteriosus, moderator band/septomarginal trabecula) → pulmonary valve(pulmonary artery and pulmonary circulation)
Left heart(pulmonary veins)left atrium (atrial appendage) → mitral valveleft ventricle → aortic valve (aortic sinus) → (aorta and systemic circulation)
Layers
EndocardiumHeart valves
MyocardiumConduction system: Cardiac pacemaker * SA node * AV node * bundle of His * Purkinje fibers
Pericardial cavityPericardial sinus
Pericardiumfibrous pericardium (Sternopericardiac ligaments) * serous pericardium (epicardium/visceral layer) * Fold of the left vena cava



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