Why the study?
Does an extracardiac venous shunt relieve acute pulmonary edema in patients with advanced mitral stenosis?
Population
5 patients with advanced mitral stenosis and acute pulmonary edema
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Provides no quantitative efficacy data; leaves open whether extracardiac shunt relieves pulmonary edema in advanced mitral stenosis.
Does an extracardiac venous shunt relieve acute pulmonary edema in patients with advanced mitral stenosis?
This early report describes a novel extracardiac venous shunt designed to relieve acute pulmonary edema in patients with advanced mitral stenosis.
Edward F. Bland (1949) studied this question.
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