January 1, 1960Japanese Heart JournalOpen Access

Cerebral Embolism in Cardiac Diseases

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56 cases of cerebral embolism among 1,029 patients admitted to the Second Medical Department, Tokyo…

Design

Case_series

Authors

YTYutaka TakabatakeDokkyo University MGMidori GotoToyohashi University of Technology KIKiyoshi ItoJapan Cancer Society

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Implication

AF as embolic source in historical cases; leaves open relevance to modern stroke prevention and trials.

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Population

56 cases of cerebral embolism among 1,029 patients admitted to the Second Medical Department, Tokyo University Hospital from 1941 to 1957. Underlying heart diseases included mitral stenosis, combined valvular disease, sclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, congenital heart disease, and subacute bacterial endocarditis.

Outcome

Clinical and pathological findings of cerebral embolism, including neurological symptoms, recovery rates, and lesion locations

This historical case series highlights atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease as key drivers of cardiogenic cerebral embolism, predominantly affecting the middle cerebral artery territory.

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Takabatake et al. (1960) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a719589439bab0cabc39e7f https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.1.135

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Cerebral Embolism in Cardiac Diseases

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