Closed mitral valve commissurotomy in West Indian patients results of operative palliation (1955 to 1985)

ABSTRACT

A retrospective study of all patients subjected to closed mitral valve commissurotomy from 1955 to 1985 at the University Hospital revealed low morbidity and mortality rates associated with surgery. Out-patient follow-up studies indicate adequate symptomatic relief over a period of 1 to 27 years. Patients with isolated significant mitral stenosis should, therefore, be considered for surgical palliation (AU)