Closed mitral valvotomy at Kenyatta National Hospital

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1993
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Khwa-Otsyula, B O
Muita, A K
Aseso, H O
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Abstract
Analysis of data concerning 24 patients with mitral stenosis treated surgically is presented. Twenty patients had closed valvotomy with good results in 19 of them. One patient died post operatively from cerebral embolism. Closed mitral valvotomy is recommended in selected cases.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8261937
http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30961
Citation
East Afr Med J. 1993 Mar;70(3):137-9
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Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
 
Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi,
 
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