title: Pericardiotomy: the first cardiac operation.
authors.affiliation: Institute for the History of Medicine and Natural Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Thielen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Hee
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000266:history*; D013030:Spain