Abstract
Conclusions
1. Acute pericarditis was experimentally produced in dogs using sand, talc and cultures of alpha streptococci. 2. The peak levels of serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase were found to be proportional to the severity of sub-epicardial myocardial damage rather than to the severity of peri-cardial injury. 3. The serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase levels help to distinguish between acute pericarditis and acute myocardial infarction only when the levels remain normal.
We wish to thank the following for their interest and cooperation: Udo Reinach, Jack Feldman, Phillip E. Lyon, and Dr. William G. Clark.
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