Pericarditis

References

Citations

  1. Hoit BD, Faulx MD (2004). Diseases of the pericardium. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 11th ed., pp. 1977–2000. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Other Works Consulted

  • Hoit BD (2002). Management of effusive and constrictive pericardial heart disease. Circulation, 105(25): 2939–2942.

  • LeWinter MM, Kabbani S (2005). Pericardial diseases. In E Braunwald et al., eds., Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed., pp. 1757–1779. Philadelphia: Saunders.


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Author: Douglas Dana
Robin Parks, MS
Last Updated: June 21, 2007
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology

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