Treatment of Mitral Stenosis

To the Editor: In their editorial (Oct. 13 issue), 1 Carabello and Crawford remind us that the therapy for mitral stenosis has come full circle. Just as fascinating is the way in which medical attitudes toward mitral stenosis have changed. Elliott Cutler made the first brave attempt at surgical trea...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 332; no. 11; pp. 748 - 750
Main Author Chandra, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 16.03.1995
Subjects
Catheterization
Humans
Mitral Valve - surgery
Mitral Valve Stenosis - therapy
Recurrence
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Summary:To the Editor: In their editorial (Oct. 13 issue), 1 Carabello and Crawford remind us that the therapy for mitral stenosis has come full circle. Just as fascinating is the way in which medical attitudes toward mitral stenosis have changed. Elliott Cutler made the first brave attempt at surgical treatment for mitral stenosis in Boston in 1923, when he inserted a knife through the apex of the left ventricle and blindly cut the valve at right angles to its natural orifice. 2 Soon afterward, in 1925, Henry Souttar relieved mitral stenosis with his finger inserted through the atrial appendage — the first . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199503163321113