Restenosis of the Mitral Valve

Case Reports1 June 1957RESTENOSIS OF THE MITRAL VALVEGERALD E. MUEHSAM, M.D., OSCAR AUERBACH, M.D., F.A.C.P.GERALD E. MUEHSAM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, OSCAR AUERBACH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-6-1177 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRestenosis of the mitral valve is a new clinical entity which has been made possible by the recent advances in cardiac surgery. Its recognition is of great importance, as it may require surgical interference, in the hope of correcting the recurrent pathologic situation.This report presents an instance of restenosis of the mitral valve, seen at autopsy, in a patient who had a good result from mitral commissurotomy and died three years later as a direct consequence of renewed stenosis of the mitral orifice.Occasionally patients who have undergone mitral commissurotomy for the relief of mitral stenosis do well for...Bibliography1. GloverDavilaO'NeillJanton RPJCTJOH: Does mitral stenosis recur after commissurotomy? Circulation 11: 14-27, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Brock in "Panel discussion on late results of mitral commissurotomy," Henry Ford Hospital International Symposium on Cardio-vascular Surgery, 1955, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar3. Muller WH: The fate of the incised commissure in mitral stenosis—postmortem findings in two cases, Surgery 31: 602-608, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Keyes , quoted by Brock.2 Google Scholar5. Wood P: An appreciation of mitral stenosis, Brit. M. J. 1: 1113-1124, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SoloffZatuchniJantonO'NeillGlover LJOHTJRP: Reactivation of rheumatic fever following mitral commissurotomy, Circulation 8: 481-493, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Hellems , quoted by Brock.2 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GERALD E. MUEHSAM, M.D.; OSCAR AUERBACH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: East Orange, New Jersey*Received for publication January 18, 1956.From the Laboratory Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, New Jersey.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Gerald E. Muehsam, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, New Jersey. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMitral Stenosis Treated SurgicallySpätkomplikationen und Versager nach Operation der Mitralstenose als Folge allergischer ReaktionenMITRAL RESTENOSIS 1 June 1957Volume 46, Issue 6 Page: 1177-1184 Keywords Autopsy Cardiac surgery Hypertension Mitral stenosis Research laboratories Stenosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...