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The heart-clot.
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Med. Exam., 5, 141-52. 1849 CE.
Meigs drew attention to embolism as a cause of sudden death in childbed. Previously such deaths had been attributed to syncope.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #6177 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7774 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-heartclot |