From January 1975 to June 1988, 275 patients underwent mitral valve repair for mitral
regurgitation, pure (148 patients) or associated with mitral stenosis (127 patients). Patients …

During the period 1970-81, 183 patients underwent mitral valve surgery for chordal rupture.
Of these, 82 (45%) patients were treated by mitral valve repair and 101 (55%) by mitral valve …

We have used contrast two-dimensional echocardiography in the intraoperative evaluation
of aortic and mitral regurgitation in 35 patients undergoing cardiac operations. All of them …

Intraoperative echocardiography has opened new dimensions in the evaluation of cardiac
surgical patients, and has contributed significantly to the improved surgical results. The use …

During the period 1968 to 1980, 222 patients with mitral valve disease in which stenosis was
the dominant lesion were admitted under the care of the senior author. All patients …

A retrospective study was designed to define the independent determinants of late results in
282 consecutive patients operated on for mitral stenosis between 1978 and 1985. A total of …

Of 284 patients undergoing open mitral commissurotomy for mitral stenosis from January
1978 to December 1985, 81 patients had a densely scarred or partly calcified valve. In this …

An accurate intraoperative assessment of valvular competence is essential to evaluate the
results of valvuloplasty for the mitral or tricuspid valve. A simple, reliable, and reproducible …

From January 1978 to December 1987 we operated on 135 patients with calcified mitral
stenosis. In 60 patients a conservative operation was performed (group I). Nine patients …

It has frequently been suggested that early mitral commissurotomy could improve long-term
results in patients with severe mitral stenosis. However, the real advantages of this …