Why the study?
Does open mitral valvotomy improve survival and symptoms in patients with severe mitral stenosis?
Does open mitral valvotomy improve survival and symptoms in patients with severe mitral stenosis?
Open mitral valvotomy for severe mitral stenosis provides excellent long-term survival (90.2% at 10 years) and symptom relief with low operative mortality.
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Supports durable outcomes with open mitral valvotomy; leaves open need for randomized comparisons with percutaneous approaches.
Kay et al. (1983) studied this question.
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