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.
Ratnakar
K S
KS
Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
Rajagopal
P
P
Somaraju
B
B
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*