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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
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Deep Learning Techniques for Automatic MRI Cardiac Multi-Structures Segmentation and Diagnosis: Is the Problem Solved?
Delineation of the left ventricular cavity, myocardium, and right ventricle from cardiac magnetic resonance images (multi-slice 2… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
3D multifunctional integumentary membranes for spatiotemporal cardiac measurements and stimulation across the entire epicardium.
Means for high-density multiparametric physiological mapping and stimulation are critically important in both basic and clinical… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Prevention of Ventricular Fibrillation Episodes in Brugada Syndrome by Catheter Ablation Over the Anterior Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Epicardium
Background— The underlying electrophysiological mechanism that causes an abnormal ECG pattern and ventricular tachycardia… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Adult mouse epicardium modulates myocardial injury by secreting paracrine factors.
The epicardium makes essential cellular and paracrine contributions to the growth of the fetal myocardium and the formation of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The histologic basis of late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
YAC complementation shows a requirement for Wt1 in the development of epicardium, adrenal gland and throughout nephrogenesis.
The Wilms' Tumour gene WT1 has important functions during development. Knock-out mice were shown to have defects in the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Epicardium-derived cells contribute a novel population to the myocardial wall and the atrioventricular cushions.
The epicardium and dorsal mesocardium are known to be the source of structures that form the wall of the coronary vessels… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Atrial fibrillation begets atrial fibrillation. A study in awake chronically instrumented goats.
BACKGROUND In this study we tested the hypothesis that atrial fibrillation (AF) causes electrophysiological changes of the atrial… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Recommendations for quantitation of the left ventricle by two-dimensional echocardiography. American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Standards, Subcommittee on Quantitation of Two…
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Transient Outward Current Prominent in Canine Ventricular Epicardium but Not Endocardium
Previous studies have denied the presence of a transient outward current (Ito) in ventricular myocardium of dog, sheep, and calf… 
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