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Anomalous mitral arcade: Echocardiographic and angiographic recognition

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A patient with sudden onset of hemiplegia was noted to have an anomalous mitral arcade at cardiac surgery. Echocardiographic and angiographic data are correlated with the anatomic findings. The clinical significance of this anomaly is discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and School of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania

    Grant V. S. Parr, Raymond R. Fripp, Victor Whitman, Saroja Bharati & Maurice Lev

  2. Department of Pediatrics, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and School of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania

    Grant V. S. Parr, Raymond R. Fripp, Victor Whitman, Saroja Bharati & Maurice Lev

  3. Congenital Heart Disease Research and Training Center, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, Illinois

    Grant V. S. Parr, Raymond R. Fripp, Victor Whitman, Saroja Bharati & Maurice Lev

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Parr, G.V.S., Fripp, R.R., Whitman, V. et al. Anomalous mitral arcade: Echocardiographic and angiographic recognition. Pediatr Cardiol 4, 163–165 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02076344

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