CEREBRAL EMBOLISM IN MITRAL STENOSIS
Authors: Alfred W. Harris, Samuel A. Levine
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 October 1941CEREBRAL EMBOLISM IN MITRAL STENOSISALFRED W. HARRIS, M.D., SAMUEL A. LEVINE, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALFRED W. HARRIS, M.D., SAMUEL A. LEVINE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-4-637 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere has been little investigation of the exact type of cardiac patient who is most likely to develop cerebral embolism. Likewise little attention has been paid to the immediate mortality and subsequent developments of such a cerebral complication. The purpose of this study is to analyze the data available in a group of cases of mitral stenosis that had clinical evidence of cerebral embolism. 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