Comments on the 2015 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases. A Report by the Spanish Society of Cardiology Guidelines Committee Working Group.

In line with the policy on clinical practice guidelines previously established by the Executive Committee of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (Sociedad Española de Cardiología [SEC]),1 this article aims to discuss the most important and novel issues in the 2015 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases.2 The guidelines update the recommendations contained in the previous 2004 version3 and include new evidence on pericardial diseases that has come to light since then.