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Circulation. 1958;17:907-911

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(Circulation. 1958;17:907.)
© 1958 American Heart Association, Inc.


Intramural Hemorrhage in Coronary Atherosclerosis

THOMAS M. BLAKE M.D.1 PHILIP K. SPRINGER B.S.1

1 From the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Miss.

The mechanism of the development of acute occlusion of the coronary arteries is subject to considerable discussion. Intramural hemorrhage has been suggested as a cause of acute occlusion by the hematomatous enlargement of atheromata without associated thrombosis. By a systematic study of coronary arteries with a special technic of injection and clearing of the vessels the frequency of this mechanism was determined.