Valvotomy for Mitral Stenosis

Mitral Valve Disease and Mitral Valvotomy

“…The overall results agree in outline with those published previously (Baker et al, 1952;Sellors et al, 1953;Logan and Turner, 1953;Douglas and Hill, 1954;Wood, 1954), and indicate that in general the operation is satisfactory and worth while. Assessment of patients post-operatively has depended largely upon improvement in effort tolerance and in symptoms such as bronchitis, paroxysmal dyspnoea, and haemoptysis, all of which disappear or are greatly reduced after a successful operation.…”

“…Mitral valvotomy has now become a standard surgical procedure, and in recent years a number of reports of the results have appeared in the literature (Baker et al, 1952;Bailey et al, 1952;Logan and Turner, 1953;Sellors et al, 1953;Douglas and HiU, 1954;Wood, 1954).…”

The Surgery of Rheumatic Heart Disease

“…unaltered after operation. Brock et al (1952) after a careful follow up of their first 50 cases state that of the 42 survivors, the results were-excellent in 17; good in I5, four were fair only and five were poor.…”

Mitral Valvotomy for Dextrocardia with Mitral Stenosis

“…He was not able to do any work comfortably. He was classified as Grade 2 on the basis of the criteria laid down by Baker et al (1952). Fluoroscopy revealed no obvious cardiac enlargement, but the pulmonary artery was somewhat prominent, and the left atrium was moderately enlarged, as observed by barium swallow.…”