From classical sternotomy to truly endoscopic mitral valve surgery: A step by step procedure

Cardiac valve surgery—the “French correction”

Alain Carpentier · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1983 · 2.2K citations

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Valve Disease +6

Mitral Replacement

Albert Starr, M. Lowell Edwards · Annals of Surgery · 1961 · 667 citations

Pneumothorax, Thoracic Surgery, Surgery +6

THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MITRAL STENOSIS

H. S. Souttar · BMJ · 1925 · 237 citations · Full text

Valve Disease, Thoracic Surgery, Surgery +3

Cardiotomy and Valvulotomy for Mitral Stenosis; Experimental Observations and Clinical Notes Concerning an Operated Case with Recovery

Elliott C. Cutler, Samuel A. Levine · New England Journal of Medicine · 1923 · 208 citations

Mitral Stenosis, Heart Failure, Clinical Notes +8

PRELIMINARY NOTE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF TREATING MITRAL STENOSIS BY SURGICAL METHODS.

Lauder Brunton · The Lancet · 1902 · 148 citations · Full text

Surgery, Valvular Heart Disease, Medicine +3