Basal Systolic Murmurs and the Carotid Pulse Curve in the Diagnosis of Calcareous Aortic Stenosis

Article1 February 1959BASAL SYSTOLIC MURMURS AND THE CAROTID PULSE CURVE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CALCAREOUS AORTIC STENOSISGEORGES DAOUD, M.D., EDMUND H. REPPERT JR., M.D., J. SCOTT BUTTERWORTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.GEORGES DAOUD, M.D., EDMUND H. REPPERT JR., M.D., J. SCOTT BUTTERWORTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-2-323 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWe have reviewed the last 30 autopsies at the University Hospital in which the diagnosis of calcareous aortic stenosis was made by the pathologist. Somewhat to our surprise we found that the clinical diagnosis had been missed in 65% of the cases, although we should have expected this from the literature1, 2, 3 and our own studies.The literature reveals many opinions concerning calcareous aortic stenosis. 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