PEDIATRICS Vol. 43 No. 4 April 1969, pp. 613-617
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Open Heart Surgery and Active Rheumatic Carditis: Report of a Case

Howard H. Kloth M.D.1, George E. Reed M.D.1, and Mario Spagnuolo M.D.1

1 Irvington House Institute New York University School of Medicine 566 First Avenue New York, New York 10016

A 15-year-old boy with intractable, active rheumatic carditis underwent open heart sungery to repair severe aortic and mital insufficiency. His dramatic recovery suggests that this unorthodox approach should be considered in the management of such patients when the usual medical regime of digitalis diuretics, aspirin, and steroids have failed.