To the Editor: We report an exceptional case of a woman who underwent emergency “finger fracture valvuloplasty” (FFV) in 1954 to treat rheumatic mitral stenosis and required no further surgical intervention for 51 years.
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- 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 Department of Cardiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: hugh.wolfenden@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
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