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(The fraction, however, is done after the Embolism, since the latter is sung aloud.)
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The December 25, 2008 issue of NEJM has a excellent article on "Acute Pulmonary Embolism."
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When the clot breaks free and travels to the lungs, it's called a Pulmonary Embolism, or PE.
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The December 25, 2008 issue of NEJM has a excellent article on "Acute Pulmonary Embolism."
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Embolism: The blood clot can form in some other part of the body (often the heart) and travel to the brain.
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Embolism: when a blood vessel is blocked, such as by a blood clot, air bubble, or foreign object.
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Embolism: when a blood vessel is blocked, such as by a blood clot, air bubble, or foreign object.
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It begins at the "Te Igitur" and ends with the Amen before the Embolism of the Pater Noster (omnis honor et gloria, per omnia sæcula sæculorum, Amen).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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There is nothing to show that this and the Embolism which follows were variable, as in the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Embolism, and the Sancta Sanctis, and then the 'Antiphon of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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