Zylberman Marcelo, Young Pablo
Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. Cosme Argerich", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gac Med Mex. 2010 Sep-Oct;146(5):348-53.
Even if it is accepted that the first (accidental) pericardial resection was performed by Galen while trepanning the sternum of a patient with mediastinitis, it is surprising that the large historical gap in the description of pericardial diseases was closed until the studies from Richard Lower (1613-1691), demonstrated the role of the pericardium in human disease. Modern diagnostic tools currently allow to diagnose rapidly and precisely pericardial diseases. Through this article, we pretend to remember those physicians to whom we owe such advances in medicine.
即便人们承认首次（偶然的）心包切除术是盖伦在为一名纵隔炎患者进行胸骨环锯术时实施的，但令人惊讶的是，在心包疾病描述方面存在的巨大历史空白一直持续到理查德·洛厄（1613 - 1691）的研究表明心包在人类疾病中的作用才得以填补。现代诊断工具目前能够快速、准确地诊断心包疾病。通过本文，我们想要铭记那些使医学取得如此进展的医生们。
