A case of sudden death in Decameron IV.6: aortic dissection or atrial myxoma?

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dc.contributor.authorToscano, F.
dc.contributor.authorSpani, G.
dc.contributor.authorPapio, M.
dc.contributor.authorRühli, F.J.
dc.contributor.authorGalassi, F.M.
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractGiovanni Boccaccio's Decameron contains a novella that details the sudden death of a young man called Gabriotto, including a portrayal of the discomfort that the protagonist experienced and a rudimentary autopsy performed by local physicians. The intriguing description of symptoms and pathologies has made it possible to read a 7-century-old case through the modern clinical lens. Thanks to the medical and philological analysis of the text-despite the vast difference between modern and medieval medicine-2 hypothetical diagnoses have emerged: either an aortic dissection or an atrial myxoma.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityFabrizio Toscano, Giovanni Spani, Michael Papio, Frank J. Rühli, Francesco M. Galassi
dc.identifier.citationCirculation Research, 2016; 119(2):187-189
dc.identifier.doi10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309113
dc.identifier.issn0009-7330
dc.identifier.issn1524-4571
dc.identifier.orcidRühli, F.J. [0000-0002-1685-9106]
dc.identifier.orcidGalassi, F.M. [0000-0001-8902-3142]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/119842
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.rights© 2016 American Heart Association, Inc.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.116.309113
dc.subjectAneurysm, Dissecting
dc.titleA case of sudden death in Decameron IV.6: aortic dissection or atrial myxoma?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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