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The heart of Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

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Charlier, Philippe, Perciaccante, Antonio, Herbin, Marc, Appenzeller, Otto and Bianucci, Raffaella (2018) The heart of Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). The American Journal of Medicine, 131 (4). e173-e174. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.005

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We read with interest the paper by Witt et al,1 which details the visual examination of Chopin's heart. The organ is described as massively enlarged and completely covered with whitish, massive fibrillary coating.1 Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis coupled with massive enlargement of the right ventricle, possibly due to pulmonary hypertension, was proposed as the most plausible cause of death of the artist.1 The retrospective diagnosis of probable TB pericarditis was made by the authors based on the identification of three small nodules, between several mm up to 1 cm in diameter, of white-glass appearance, two on an upper part of the ventricle one just near the apex (Figure, A).1 However, these nodules were not examined histologically.

Item Type: Journal Item
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Journal or Publication Title: The American Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc
ISSN: 0002-9343
Official Date: April 2018
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April 2018Published
16 March 2018Available
Volume: 131
Number: 4
Page Range: e173-e174
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.005
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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