The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 94, 305-307, Copyright © 1987 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Congenital mitral valve stenosis in infancy: a different approach to a difficult problem
GR Westerman, SH VanDevanter, JB Norton Jr and RI Readinger
Mitral valve replacement and bypass are high-risk operations in the infant
with severe mitral stenosis. A palliative approach is presented that
obviates the need for valve replacement in infancy.