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December 1, 1964Archives of Internal Medicine

Patients With Mitral Stenosis and Systemic Emboli

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Key result

In historical postmortem analyses, systemic emboli caused death in 15% of 164 rheumatic heart disease cases and in 33 of 101 mitral stenosis cases.

Authors

LCLuigi CasellaUniversity of Pavia

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Implication

Embolic mortality in mitral stenosis merits ongoing risk awareness; leaves open the impact of modern anticoagulation on these historical rates.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=265)

Multicenter

No

PICO

P
Population
Mitral stenosis and rheumatic heart disease (n=265)
O
Primary Outcome
Death caused by systemic emboli or presence of peripheral infarcts

Cite This Study

Luigi Casella (1964) conducted an observational in Mitral stenosis and rheumatic heart disease (n=265). In historical postmortem analyses, systemic emboli caused death in 15% of 164 rheumatic heart disease cases and in 33 of 101 mitral stenosis cases.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a067cdcd3fffcff0673ad42https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1964.03860120085008

Topics

Atrial fibrillationPersistent AF management
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