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Chest, Vol 83, 285-287, Copyright © 1983 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Fatal embolism in mitral valve prolapse

MA Schnee and AA Bucal

The postmortem demonstration of fatal cerebral embolism arising from a thrombus detected at the base of a prolapsing and myxomatous mitral valve is reported. The clinical demonstration of recurrent atrial fibrillation in this patient lends support to the suggested use of anticoagulant therapy in similar patients.




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