Problems of rehabilitating patients who have undergone a mitral commissurotomy
Danilova, K.I.
Kardiologiia 19(11): 31-34
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9040 PMID: 513456 Document Number: 145383
The article analyses the course of the rheumatic process in 241 patients who underwent mitral commissurotomy. Study was conducted at the same time of the volume of antirecurrence antirheumatic treatment applied before and after operation and its importance in the prevention of exacerbations of rheumatism in late postoperative periods. Analysis was made of the working capacity of 241 patients in follow-up periods of one to 20 years after operation and the individual tolerance to physical exertion was determined in 52 patients. It was found that the maximum number of individuals in occupation (62.3%) is encountered in the period from 5 to 11--12 years.