The Lutembacher Syndrome: A Physiologic Study and Case Report

Case Reports1 September 1955THE LUTEMBACHER SYNDROME: A PHYSIOLOGIC STUDY AND CASE REPORTLEONARD SCHERLIS, M.D., R ADAMS COWLEY, M.D.LEONARD SCHERLIS, M.D., R ADAMS COWLEY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-3-575 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe association of mitral stenosis with an interatrial septal defect was noted by Lutembacher in 1916,1 and his name has since been applied to this combination of lesions. In 1933 McGinn and White2 collected 23 cases and added another of their own. In 1934 Roesler3 found associated lesions of the mitral valve in 30 of the 62 instances of the interatrial defects which he reviewed. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication November 16, 1954.From the Division of Cardiology of the Department of Medicine and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the Department of Surgery of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited by20th Annual Feigenbaum Lecture: Echocardiography for Precision Medicine—Digital Biopsy to Deconstruct BiologyPathologic physiology of Lutembacher syndrome 1 September 1955Volume 43, Issue 3Page: 575-590KeywordsLesionsMitral stenosisResearch laboratoriesStenosisSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...