title: The surgery of mitral stenosis 1898-1948: why did it take 50 years to establish mitral valvotomy?
authors.affiliation: St George's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Treasure
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hollman
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history; D004106:Dilatation / Q000266:history; D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery