Pericardiectomy in Two Cases of Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis

Case Reports1 March 1951PERICARDIECTOMY IN TWO CASES OF CHRONIC CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITISALEXANDER E. W. ADA, M.D., OSWALD R. JONES, M.D., F.A.C.P., ARCHIBALD D. SHEERAN, M.D.ALEXANDER E. W. ADA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, OSWALD R. JONES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ARCHIBALD D. SHEERAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-3-777 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this paper is to present the clinical syndrome of chronic constrictive pericarditis as it occurred in two patients on whom a total of three pericardial resections was done. Since Churchill1performed the first successful pericardial resection for chronic constrictive pericarditis in this country in 1928, a formidable literature, with particular emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease, has developed in this country. There are several admirable discussions of the historic aspects of chronic constrictive pericarditis.2, 3, 4, 5The pioneer contributions of Churchill and White,1, 2, 6Blalock and Burwell,3and Beck7have been supplemented by...Bibliography1. Churchill EW: Decortication of the heart (Delorme) for adhesive pericarditis, Arch. Surg. 19: 1457, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. White PD: Chronic constrictive pericarditis treated by pericardial resection, Lancet 2: 539, 597, 1935. Google Scholar3. BlalockBurwell ACS: Chronic pericardial disease: report of 28 cases of constrictive pericarditis, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 73: 433, 1941. Google Scholar4. HeuerStewart GJHJ: The surgical treatment of chronic constrictive pericarditis, New York State J. Med. 45: 993, 1945. Google Scholar5. HeuerStewart GJHJ: The surgical treatment of chronic constrictive pericarditis, S. Clin. North America 26: 477, 1946. Google Scholar6. HarrisonWhite MBPD: Chronic constrictive pericarditis—a follow-up study of 37 cases, Ann. Int. Med. 17: 790, 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar7. BeckCushing CSEH: Circulatory stasis of intrapericardial origin, J. A. M. A. 102: 1543, 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. OppenheimerHitzigNeuhof BSWMH: Chronic constrictive pericarditis: medical and surgical aspects, J. Mt. Sinai Hosp. 7: 270, 1941. Google Scholar9. Harrington SW: Chronic constrictive pericarditis: partial pericardiectomy and epicardiolysis in 24 cases, Ann. Surg. 120: 468, 1944. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Sprague HB: The differential diagnosis of congestive heart failure and constrictive pericarditis, Am. Heart J. 12: 443, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Armstrong TG: Adherent pericardium—constrictive and non-constrictive, Lancet 2: 475, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Sodeman WA: Chronic constrictive pericarditis, Am. J. M. Sc. 202: 127, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. StewartCartySeal HJJRJR: Contributions of roentgenology to the diagnosis of chronic constrictive pericarditis, Am. J. Roentgenol. 49: 349, 1943. Google Scholar14. LyonsBurwell RHCS: Induced changes in circulation in constrictive pericarditis, Brit. Heart J. 8: 33, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. StepmanOwyang TRE: Clinically primary tuberculous pericarditis, Ann. Int. Med. 27: 914, 1947. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication March 28, 1949.From the Medical and Surgical Services, St. Luke's Hospital, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1951Volume 34, Issue 3Page: 777-789KeywordsPericardial diseasesSurgical resection ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...