Regarding a case of patent ductus in a 27 year old female.

“…I am extremely interested in your case of patent ductus and your suggestion that the condition might be cured by ligation of this channel.”

“Notes about [name omitted]: - he was a young man of 21, well built and powerful. He had been at college training to be a teacher, and he played games…”

“I am taking the liberty of sending you the enclosed manuscript [“Arterial Occlusion of the Left Upper Extremity in a Mongoloid Idiot with Congenital Heart Disease”]. I would appreciate any suggestions you have…”

Requesting a reply from Abbott.

“A young Swiss doctor who is working with us, is studying a case of malformation of the tricuspid valve, resembling in many respects case 5, plate X. I would greatly appreciate if you could send me some literary data in this matter.”
“We had another interesting case the other day. Newborn with
diaphragmatic hernia, two atria, one ventricular, one common ostium
venosum, aorta originating from it an pulmonary arteries originating from the aorta.”

“I should like to ask you whether you would be kind enough to read the enclosed note on an apparently rare anomaly of the fetal heart…”

Correspondence between Abbott and White related to subjects such as Pulmonary stenosis with ventricular septal defect, congenital pulmonary regurgitation, pulmonary endocarditis, and subacute bacterial endarteritis of pulmonary artery, etc. Also included are discussions related to editing, publishing and reporting of several cases. Includes autopsy report, 2 electrocardiograms and drawings.

Regarding two cases of bicuspid aortic valve.

“I am enclosing a photograph of a congenital heart defect which I thought possibly might be of sufficient interest to warrant reporting. There is a patent foramen ovale a septal defect immediately above the mitral valve and a defect of the mitral valve accompanied by considerable myocardial hypertrophy.