Surgical pathology of mitral valves--the Indian scene.
Of the 75 cardiac valves excised at surgery over a 2 year period, 54 were mitral valves. Using simple morphological criteria along with clinical data, the valves were assigned to 2 major groups, rheumatic and non-rheumatic. The group with rheumatic disease accounted for 90% of cases. Mitral stenosis, incompetence and combined stenosis with incompetence were encountered with equal frequency (38, 38 and 24%). Mitral insufficiency of rheumatic etiology, no longer considered to be a major problem in the west, continues to be frequent in India. An increased incidence of mitral regurgitation in young females is an important feature noticed in this series.
Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
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Ratnakar
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Rajagopal
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Somaraju
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery*