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Fatal massive pulmonary hemorrhage complicating mitral stenosis
Clinical Cardiology
|February 1, 1990
Summary
Sudden death from massive pulmonary hemorrhage is a rare complication of severe mitral stenosis. Early surgical intervention is recommended for patients with severe mitral stenosis and a history of hemoptysis.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Pathology
Background:
- Mitral stenosis is a known cause of hemoptysis.
- Fatal massive pulmonary hemorrhage is an extremely rare complication of mitral stenosis.