| 1. | Blood vessels and nerves reach the cardiac muscle from the epicardium.
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| 2. | The surgical removing of the epicardium is referred to as epicardiectomy.
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| 3. | Adults have also been found in nodules on the epicardium of the heart.
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| 4. | The epicardium is largely made of connective tissue and functions as a protective layer.
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| 5. | Then mesothelial cells form the pericardium and migrate to form most of the epicardium.
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| 6. | Initially ICDs were implanted via thoracotomy with defibrillator patches applied to the epicardium or pericardium.
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| 7. | The epicardium is the layer immediately outside of the heart muscle proper ( the myocardium ).
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| 8. | The foramen ovale, an atrial septal defect, or inflammation of the right atrial epicardium.
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| 9. | They found differences in the response of epicardium and endocardium to a variety of drugs and neurotransmitters.
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| 10. | The heart wall is made up of three layers : the inner endocardium, middle myocardium and outer epicardium.
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