Normal Pericardial Anatomy - VI

A-D. The heart is shown with only a rim of pericardium left and marked by the arrows. The transverse sinus is indicated by the asterisks as shown from the right and left sides of the heart.

* = Transverse sinus seen from the right (A) left (B) lateral aspects of the heart.

The investment of the ascending aorta by the pericardium forms an aortic recess which can be seen here.

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