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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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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.005
Abstract
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 | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| 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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| 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 | ||||||
| Description: | Letters |
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