Provides a clinical overview of the medical and surgical management, specifically mitral commissurotomy, for patients with mitral stenosis.
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Reviews mitral commissurotomy concepts; leaves open its current role versus transcatheter options in mitral stenosis.
The value of mitral commissurotomy in the treatment of mitral stenosis has been well established. Present concepts of the indications for and contraindications to operation, operative technic, pre- and postoperative management, and results of treatment are briefly discussed in a combined medical and surgical clinic.
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Sones et al. (1953) studied this question.
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