Some Aspects of Disordered Pulmonary Function in Mitral Stenosis

Article1 December 1958SOME ASPECTS OF DISORDERED PULMONARY FUNCTION IN MITRAL STENOSISD. J. MACINTOSH, M.D., J. C. SINNOTT, M.D., I. G. MILNE, M.D., E. A. S. REID, M.D., F.A.C.P.D. J. MACINTOSH, M.D., J. C. SINNOTT, M.D., I. G. MILNE, M.D., E. A. S. REID, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-6-1294 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPatients with mitral stenosis frequently exhibit extensive structural changes in the lungs as a result of that disease.1, 2 All components of the pulmonary vascular bed may be affected to variable degrees, and alterations of an edematous and fibrotic nature are commonly observed in the alveolar membrane.The extent to which these pulmonary changes influence the clinical picture in mitral stenosis is not clear. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Montreal,*Presented at the Thirty-ninth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 1, 1958.From the McGill University Clinic and Cardio-Respiratory Subdepartment of the Department of Medicine, The Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.†This study was supported in part by a research grant from the Cooper Fund, McGill University.‡Sir Edward Beatty Research Fellow, McGill University.Requests for reprints should be addressed to D. J. MacIntosh, M.D., Director, Cardio-Respiratory Laboratory, The Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal 25, Canada. 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