These include acute pericarditis, constrictive pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and cardiac tamponade.
What you'll learn
- Understand the anatomy and physiological role of the pericardium.
- Explain the pathophysiology of pericardial inflammation, effusion, and constriction.
- Recognize the clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria of acute pericarditis.
- Interpret ECG changes in acute pericarditis using real ECG examples.
- Utilize echocardiography and cardiac MRI to diagnose pericardial diseases accurately.
- Understand the hemodynamic consequences of constrictive pericarditis.
- Differentiate constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy using clinical, imaging, and catheterization findings.
- Diagnose pericardial effusion and assess its severity and clinical impact.
- Recognize cardiac tamponade, understand its pathophysiology, and identify life-threatening features.
- Recognize cardiac tamponade, understand its pathophysiology, and identify life-threatening features.
- Understand treatment strategies for pericardial diseases, including medical therapy and procedural interventions.
