Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Clinicopathologic Correlation of 22 Cases

Article1 February 1945CALCIFIC AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS: A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATION OF 22 CASESNATHANIEL E. REICH, M.D., F.A.C.P.NATHANIEL E. REICH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-2-234 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe importance of calcific aortic valve stenosis is manifest when one considers that it occurs in any age group, produces symptoms which are not common to other valvular lesions and may result in sudden death without previous cardiac decompensation. Too frequently the lesion at autopsy has been entirely unsuspected. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Received for publication January 4, 1944.From the Kings County Hospital, Service of Dr. C. H. Greene. 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