In the study of 1984 routine hospital necropsies the mitral valve was examined from the left
atrium in the intact heart with a pressure head of water in the left ventricle. The valve was …

An isolated perfused working rat heart model was used to investigate the extent to which
various protective agents, used either singly or in combination, were able to increase the …

Fistulae between the oesophagus and bronchi may be congenital, traumatic, inflammatory
or neoplastic. Congenital fistulae associated with atresia of the oesophagus present …

The necessity for thoracoscopy became apparent with the adhesions that limited the
success of Forlanini's introduction in 1882 of artificial pneumothorax in the treatment of …

The increasing use of coronary infusates for the protection of the human heart during
ischemic cardiac arrest has placed great emphasis on the need for a rational and safe …

Myocardial preservation by continuous coronary perfusion is compared with cold
cardioplegia. The I L. of St. Thomas' cardioplegic protective solution used for infusion into …

As a sequel to a paper reporting good results obtained in 12 patients with empyema thoracis
treated by thoracoscopic debridement and irrigation in our department, subsequent …

Hypothermic arrest, potassium arrest, and ischemic arrest, either singly or in combination,
with or without coronary perfusion were studied in an isolated perfused rat heart preparation …

Following detailed investigation and definition of some of the critical factors relating to the
composition and use of cardioplegic protective solutions, we have formulated the St …

Two commercially available formulations of St. Thomas' Hospital cardioplegic solutions,
known as No. 1 (MacCarthy) and No. 2 (Plegisol, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill.) …