The clinical, hemodynamic, angiographic and, where available, surgical and postmortem
findings of 10 cases of muscular subaortic stenosis have been reviewed and, from the …

Ruptured abdominal aneurysm has now become a common surgical emergency, frequently
amenable to successful resection and cure. The final result is often marred, however, by the …

Emergency myocardial infarctectomy has been studied experimentally and clinically. The
clinical experience describes encouraging results in two of four consecutive patients. The …

THE long-term fate of the homograft heart valve has been a matter of great controversy. The
early work of Lam1 has suggested that the aortic valve homograft does not continue to …

IT IS WELL known that drawn blood does not possess the same properties as circulating
blood. With the knowledge that blood usually undergoes certain changes as soon as it comes …

1.1. Generalized intravascular agglutination of red cells with consequent slowing and stasis
occurs following trauma, irrespective of the presence or absence of shock. 2.2. In the …

Experimental massive myocardial infarction was produced in 33 calves, resulting in a mortality
rate of 100 percent. Emergency resuscitation by massage and radiopulmonary bypass …

A persistent sciatic artery was an incidental finding in a 29-year-old man who was being
investigated for severe varicose veins and venous ulceration. The authors review the …

Six patients undergoing major elective vascular operations received an average of 1,700 ml.
of intraoperative autotransfusion of shed blood. The patients were anticoagulated …

The following measures have revolutionized the management of patients with massive
pulmonary embolism: (1) Closed chest massage will preserve brain viability while preoperative …