Open AccessRecurrent "Pericardial Pain" after Pericardiectomy for Recurrent Acute Benign Pericarditis
Author(s) -
B. Goldfarb,
David Gold,
E Latts,
Harold Wexler,
Yang Wang
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.33.2.283
Subject(s) - pericardiectomy , medicine , acute pericarditis , constrictive pericarditis , pericarditis , surgery , pericardium
Two cases-of recurrent acute benign pericarditis are presented. Both were characterized by recurrent "pericardial type" pain after nearly total pericardiectomy, a previously unreported occurrence. A plausible explanation for this paradox is presented.
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