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Arterial Embolization

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The great majority of major peripheral emboli are cardiac in origin. Atherosclerosis has replaced rheumatic valvular disease as the commonest cardiac pathology, myocardial infarction or atrial fibrillation being the underlying event in most cases1,2. Other possible cardiac sources include prosthetic valves, endocarditis or atrial myxoma.

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    A. S. Ward MS,FRCS (Consultant Vascular Surgeon)

  2. St.Joseph’s Hospital, Paris, France

    J. M. Cormier MD (Professor and Head of Vascular Surgery)

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Ward, A.S., Cormier, J.M. (1986). Arterial Embolization. In: Operative Techniques in Arterial Surgery. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4129-8_6

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