TRICUSPID OCCLUSION DUE TO MASS THROMBUS OF THE RIGHT AURICLE
Authors: M L HOBBS, J B HARLEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 May 1957TRICUSPID OCCLUSION DUE TO MASS THROMBUS OF THE RIGHT AURICLEM. L. HOBBS, M.D., F.A.C.P., J. B. HARLEY, M.D.M. L. HOBBS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, J. B. HARLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-990 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAntemortem formation of mural thrombi within the various chambers of the heart is a not uncommon occurrence. Garvin,1 of the Cleveland City Hospital, in 1941 reported 265 instances in 6,285 consecutive postmortem examinations. The largest percentage of these was found in patients with coronary artery disease with infarction. The next largest groups were hypertensive and rheumatic heart disease. Usually these thrombi are important only as sources of peripheral emboli. 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