ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the late results with open mitral commissurotomy in patients with low echocardiographic scores and to identify variables influencing these late results. METHODS: We studied 50 patients who underwent open mitral commissurotomy due to rheumatic mitral stenosis at the Heart Institute University of São Paulo Medical School. Enrolled patients had a Wilkins echocardiographic score Subject(s)
Mitral Valve Stenosis/surgery
, Mitral Valve/surgery
, Adult
, Analysis of Variance
, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
, Echocardiography
, Electrocardiography
, Female
, Follow-Up Studies
, Humans
, Male
, Middle Aged
, Mitral Valve Stenosis/diagnosis
, Mitral Valve Stenosis/diagnostic imaging
, Multivariate Analysis
, Patient Selection
, Survival Analysis
