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Mitral Stenosis Presenting with Acute Hearing Loss.

Authors :
Gur, Chamutal
Lalazar, Gadi
Raphaeli, Guy
Gilon, Dan
Ben-Chetrit, Eldad
Source :
PLoS Medicine; Jun2006, Vol. 3 Issue 6, pe233-0782, 4p
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article presents a medical case of a 47-year-old woman presented with acute hearing loss. It mentions the medical examinations done to the patient. The article notes that following investigation into the cause of her multiple emboli, she was diagnosed as having rheumatic mitral stenosis with normal sinus rhythm. Cerebral thromboembolism is a serious complication of mitral stenosis occurring in 13%-26% of the patients with the lesion.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15491277
Volume :
3
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
PLoS Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23454857
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030233