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Epicardium

Known as: Visceral Pericardium, Visceral serous pericardium proper, Lamina visceralis (epicardium) 
The outer membranous connective tissue layer of the heart tissue.
National Institutes of Health

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Benign Epicardial NeoplasmBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyCardiac Granular Cell Tumor

Broader (3)

Cardiac wall structureSerous Membraneheart tissue

Narrower (1)

Epicardial fat

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Prevention of phrenic nerve injury during epicardial ablation: comparison of methods for separating the phrenic nerve from the epicardial surface.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A Quantitative Measurement of Spatial Orderin Ventricular Fibrillation
Quantifying Spatial Order in Fibrillation. Introduction: The degree of organization in ventricular fibrillation (V F) is not… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Activation of fibrinolysis in the pericardial cavity during cardiopulmonary bypass
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Activation sequence of ventricular tachycardia: endocardial and epicardial mapping studies in the human ventricle.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Development of an endocardial-epicardial gradient of activation rate during electrically induced, sustained ventricular fibrillation in dogs.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Cellular electrophysiologic characteristics of chronically infarcted myocardium in dogs susceptible to sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Analysis of Ventricular Activation and Repolarization from Intramural and Epicardial Potential Distributions for Ectopic Beats in the Intact Dog
Ventricular activation and repolarization were examined by measuring intramural and epicardial potential distributions during… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Action potentials in fibres from receptors in the epicardium and myocardium of the dog's left ventricle.
It has been known for almost 100 years that certain chemicals, in particular veratrine and its pure alkaloids, excite receptors… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
LEFT AXIS DEVIATION INDUCED EXPERIMENTALLY IN A PRIMATE HEART.
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Electrical Activity During the P‐R Interval
Electrical activity of the specialized conducting system (His bundle, bundle branches, false tendons and peripheral Purkinje… 
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