Improved Valvuloplasty for Mitral Stenosis

THE surgical correction of mitral stenosis is now widely accepted and utilized. Before operation it is possible to assess risk accurately. This ranges in well defined classes from less than 1 per cent to more than 33 per cent.§Precise knowledge of the surgical risk and better appreciation of mortality and morbidity under good medical treatment clarify the proper time and place for surgical intervention.Much has been written about the mortality of operation and late results in terms of survival. Mortality and morbidity have been progressively reduced by better preoperative and postoperative care.1 It is of fundamental importance to . . .