Box 4
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Replacement of the Mitral Valve with Starr-Edwards Ball Prosthesis-Artificial mitral valve-heart surgery mitral valve, 13 Sept 1962
Item — Box: 4, Film Can: A-124
Scope and Contents
4 reels.The operation takes place from the side of the torso. Circulation to the mitral valve is halted and the valve drained. Dr. Morrow removes the damaged tissue at the pulmonary artery and conducts a lateral thoracotomy. Damaged tissue is excised from the mitral valve, and the perimeter of the valve is stitched for the insertion of the Starr-Edwards Ball valve. Morrow states, "A better valve may be able to be produced with better research; this one is not...
Dates:
13 Sept 1962