Since early descriptions of aortic stenosis (Bonet, 1700; Burns, 1809; Hope, 1835) numerous studies on this subject have been reported-for example, M6nckeberg (1904), Christian (1931), McGinn and White (1934), Karsner and Koletsky (1947), Kumpe and Bean (1948), Lewes (1951), Mitchell et al. (1954). In addition, congenital aortic stenosis, the frequency of which was first noted by Gallavardin (1933), was iecently reviewed by Campbell and Kauntze (1953). The introduction of operative treatment (Larzelere and Bailey, 1953; Logan and Turner, 1954; Brock, 1954) led us to make a study of 50 consecutive patients with aortic stenosis attending the out-patient department of St. Thomas's Hospital, with special reference to the features which might determine their suitability for operation.
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