Pericardium
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
181295003
Pericardium
Definition
The combination of pericardial sac (a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels) plus fibrous pericardium.
The Pericardium is a part of the Cardiovascular.
Also identified as
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Constrictive pericarditis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pericarditis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Viral pericarditis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
Drugs Acting Here
| Drug | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Penicillin G | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
1 entry above is marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred it by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts this link directly. Treat it as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.
Procedures
| Procedure | Relation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pericardiectomy | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Pericardial Window Procedure | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |