Springer Management of Pericardial Disease

Pericardial disease is a broad term that describes a wide range of pathologies. The clinical aspects of pericardial disease encompass acute pericarditis, pericardial tamponade, pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis, and effusive-constrictive pericarditis. Those disorders differ not only in clinical presentation but also in the timeline of disease development; for example, pericardial tamponade is commonly an acute, life-threatening event, whereas constrictive pericarditis is a chronic process developing over months to years. Therefore, pericardial disease management is challenging for most clinicians. The evidence base in the field is relatively scarce compared with other disease entities in cardiology. European Society of Cardiology released guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases. Currently there are no guidelines from American cardiology societies to help clinicians in dealing with pericardial disease. In this book, my goal is to provide extensive review of pericardial disease evaluation and management. A unified, stepwise pathway-based approach for the management of pericardial disease is provided at the end of the book. Review From the book reviews:“This book addresses all the various aspects of managing pericardial disease, it is appropriate for the wide variety of clinicians who are tasked with caring for patients with pericardial disease. It is relevant for everyone from emergency room residents learning to diagnose pericardial disease to cardiothoracic surgeons tasked with performing a pericardiectomy. … This is one of the few books available with the sole purpose of serving as a guide for physicians managing patients with pericardial disease.” (Christina Michael, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2014) From the Back Cover The clinical aspects of pericardial disease encompass acute and recurrent pericarditis, pericardial effusion and pericardial tamponade, constrictive pericarditis, and effusive-constrictive pericarditis. These disorders differ not only in clinical presentation but also in the timeline of development, thus management of pericardial disease can be challenging for many clinicians. To assist medical professionals with this often complex area, this book provides an extensive review of pericardial disease evaluation and management in a unified, stepwise pathway-based approach.   Management of Pericardial Disease contains a selection of defining clinical images to guide in identification and management of pericardial disease. Fellows, residents, cardiologists, thoracic medicine physicians, cardiothoracic surgeons, radiologists, and intensive care and emergency medicine physicians alike will find this book to be an essential resource for developing the skills and knowledge applicable to managing pericardial disease in patients. About the Author Eyal Herzog, MD, FACC, is Director of the Cardiac Care Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York. Dr Herzog received his medical degree from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. He is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital and completed fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advanced cardiac imaging at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, Dr Herzog has been an investigator in many clinical trials including many TIMI studies. He is the Course Director in Clinical Cardiology and Cardiac Care Advanced Clerkship at Columbia University in New York. Dr Herzog is the author of the recently published book “The Cardiac Care Unit Survival Guide”. He is also the author of the books “Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome” and “Acute Coronary Syndrome-Multidisciplinary and Pathway Based Approached”. He has also co-authored numer