Key result
In patients with mitral stenosis and aortic embolism, severe cardiac decompensation may contraindicate embolectomy due to high operative risk.
Population
Patients with mitral stenosis complicated by aortic embolism at the aortic bifurcation
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May support avoiding embolectomy in severe decompensation; leaves open need for modern risk-stratification data.
In patients with mitral stenosis and aortic embolism, severe cardiac decompensation may contraindicate embolectomy due to high operative risk.
Glenn et al. (1957) studied Mitral stenosis with aortic embolism. Embolectomy was evaluated. In patients with mitral stenosis and aortic embolism, severe cardiac decompensation may contraindicate embolectomy due to high operative risk.
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