Key result
Surgical intervention resulted in clinical improvement in one of two newly observed cases of isolated congenital mitral stenosis, a rare condition with only eight previously reported cases.
Population
10 cases of isolated congenital mitral stenosis
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Adds two cases to the sparse literature on isolated congenital mitral stenosis; leaves open optimal management pending larger studies.
This report adds two cases of isolated congenital mitral stenosis to the literature, highlighting diagnostic criteria and the potential for clinical improvement following surgical intervention.
Braudo et al. (1957) studied this question. Surgical intervention resulted in clinical improvement in one of two newly observed cases of isolated congenital mitral stenosis, a rare condition with only eight previously reported cases.
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