Parzival's Pericardial Puncture
1980; American College of Physicians; Volume: 92; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7326/0003-4819-92-5-640
ISSN1539-3704
Autores Tópico(s)History of Medicine Studies
ResumoBrief Reports1 May 1980Parzival's Pericardial PunctureW. EDMUND FARRAR Jr, M.D.W. EDMUND FARRAR Jr, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-5-640 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAccording to Kotte and McGuire (1) aspiration of the pericardium was first performed in 1819 by Romero. But I believe the procedure was described at least 600 years earlier—in Parzival, the medieval German heroic poem written around 1200 by Wolfram von Eschenbach (2).Then my lord Gawan dismounted. There lay a man pierced through, with his blood rushing inward. He asked the hero's lady whether the knight were still alive or in the throes of death."Sir," she replied, "he is still alive, but I think it will not be for long. God has sent you here for my comfort....References1. KOTTEMCGUIRE JJ. Pericardial paracentesis. Mod Concepts Cardiovasc Dis. 1951;20:102-3. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. WOLFRAM VON E Parzival. Translated by MUSTARD HM, PASSAGE CE. New York: Random House (Vintage Books); 1961;270-1. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByA Historical Perspective 1 May 1980Volume 92, Issue 5Page: 640-640KeywordsBloodPericardium Issue Published: 1 May 1980 PDF DownloadLoading ...
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