ACUTE IDIOPATHIC PERICARDITIS
Authors: Edwin M. Goyette
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 November 1953ACUTE IDIOPATHIC PERICARDITISEDWIN M. GOYETTEEDWIN M. GOYETTEAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-5-1032 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONAcute idiopathic pericarditis has been recognized with increasing frequency during recent years.1-4Because this benign disorder is so frequently confused with acute myocardial infarction, we have been prompted to review our experience with this form of pericarditis at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. During the past three and one-half years we have seen 28 cases that we considered to be of the idiopathic or benign variety. A case was considered of idiopathic etiology only if all known causes, such as rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, myocardial infarction, uremia, tumor, trauma, specific infections, etc., could be eliminated. All but six of these cases were...Bibliography1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Presented at the Thirty-Fourth Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 14, 1953.From the Medical Services, Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, U. S. Army Hospital, Camp Carson, and the Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado. 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SMITH, M.D.Benign idiopathic pericarditisAcute Pericarditis 1 November 1953Volume 39, Issue 5Page: 1032-1044KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionCyclic adenosine monophosphateEtiologyHospital medicineMedical servicesMyocardial infarctionRheumatic feverTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...