Thrombo-Cardiology

Successful thrombo-embolectomy in long-standing thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension.

Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans

In 1936 I published a report of a case of thrombo-angiitis obliterans which had reacted favourably to the operation of peri-arterial sympathectomy. The cure has been maintained so far and might be considered satisfactory. This case proves the utility of the operation in certain milder types of the disease. More recently I saw a patient in an advanced stage of the disease where the radical opera...

Pulmonary platelet thrombo-embolism.

was demonstrated radiologically. Apart from a symptomless mitral stenosis, examination revealed no other abnormality. Nine years previously a right radical mastectomy had been performed for a scirrhous carcinoma; the axillary lymph nodes were tumour-free and a careful follow-up did not show evidence of either local or distant recurrence. At the time of admission the blood picture was as follows...

Ante-partum Thrombo-embolism.

WHILST thrombo-embolism is a well recognised complication of the puerperium, ante-partum it is rare. No mention of its management is to be found in standard textbooks. Despite controversy concerning the value of anticoagulant treatment in arterial thrombotic disease, the efficacy of this therapy in venous thrombo-embolism is now well established. The apparent rarity of this condition in the ant...

Pulmonary Platelet Thrombo-embolism

was demonstrated radiologically. Apart from a symptomless mitral stenosis, examination revealed no other abnormality. Nine years previously a right radical mastectomy had been performed for a scirrhous carcinoma; the axillary lymph nodes were tumour-free and a careful follow-up did not show evidence of either local or distant recurrence. At the time of admission the blood picture was as follows...