Population
20 cases of idiopathic benign pericarditis encountered on an Army cardiac service over a two-year span
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Supports clinician recognition of benign pericarditis; leaves open etiology and management questions for prospective study.
The paper presents a case series of 20 patients with acute benign idiopathic pericarditis, highlighting its increasing recognition and clinical presentation.
Don W. Chapman (1957) studied this question.
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