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Mitral Valve Stenosis

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Narrowing of the passage through the MITRAL VALVE due to FIBROSIS, and CALCINOSIS in the leaflets and chordal areas. This elevates the left atrial pressure which, in turn, raises pulmonary venous and capillary pressure leading to bouts of DYSPNEA and TACHYCARDIA during physical exertion. RHEUMATIC FEVER is its primary cause.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.4955, 1949-1954

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/2/PR2.4955
Scope and Contents

Case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from east Edinburgh aged 4 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: cough, mitral stenosis. Family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given.

Dates: 1949-1954

PR2.7181, 1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7181
Scope and Contents

NOtes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians first examined in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: speechlessness; and mitral stenosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948

PR2.7262, 1948-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7262
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, charts, notes, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; poencephalic cyst; mitral stenosis; and avuncular flutter. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1948-1949

PR2.9653, 1951-1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.9653
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes, charts and report relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: masked cortical atrophy; personality change; dysarthria; aphasia; amnesia; unconsciousness; rheumatic myocarditis; and mitral stenosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951-1956

PR3.3239, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/3/PR3.3239
Scope and Contents

Letter 5B (Sector 5, Serial 24) relating to male patient from north Edinburgh and Leith at mass radiology screening in 1958. Chest abnormalities and cardiovascular abnormalities found on x-ray, including fibrosis and mitral heart. Patient referred to general practitioner.

Dates: 1958

PR3.3401, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/3/PR3.3401
Scope and Contents

Letter 5B (Sector 5, Serial 24) relating to female patient from north Edinburgh and Leith at mass radiology screening in 1958. Cardiovascular abnormalities found on x-ray, including cardiac enlargement and mitral stenosis. Patient referred to general practitioner.

Dates: 1958

PR4.1376, 1958-1963

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1376
Scope and Contents Case summaries, charts, notes, correspondence, form and reports relating to male clerk from south Edinburgh aged 50 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: pleurisy with effusion; mitral...
Dates: 1958-1963

PR4.1504, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.1504
Scope and Contents

Case summaries and correspondence relating to female patient from north Edinburgh and Leith at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: mitral stenosis and cardiac failure. No treatment given.

Dates: 1958

PR4.2228, 1958-1962

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.2228
Scope and Contents Case summaries, photographs, charts, reports, health visitor reports and correspondenece relating to female housewife from south Edinburgh aged 65 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: mitral stenosis, pleural effusion...
Dates: 1958-1962

PR4.2324, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.2324
Scope and Contents

Case summaries, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from north Edinburgh and Leith aged 50 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: bronchogenic carcinoma, pleural effusion and mitral stenosis. No family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given. Patient died.

Dates: 1958