Methods Clinical Material Fifteen patients who had had an acute myocardial infarction within
the preceding 24 hours were selected for treatment and investigation. The evidence of …

Mackey 1962). Indeed, in 3 cases in this series it was necessary to anaesthetise the patient
to permit the con-tinuation of external compression when the heart remained in asystole …

The results of treatment of 150 consecutive patients with cardiac infarction in a coronary unit
are reported. The mortality-rate was 14%. 10 patients, who would have died without …

THE RELIEF of shock is often the primary therapeutic objective and the critical determinant
of survival ina patient with a severe attack of acute myocardial infarction. Yet the mechanism …

The haemodynamic and metabolic effects of hyperbaric oxygen were investigated in ten
patients with acute myo-cardial infarction, who were made to breathe air, oxygen at …

A post-mortem study of the heart was performed in 20 patients dying of cardiogenic shock.
The extent of infarcted myocardium was defined by using a mitochondrial dehydrogenase …

Materials and Methods All members of the resident and nursing staffs had been instructed in
the techniques of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration (Klassen et al. 1963). In …

The risk of death from myocardial infarction is greatest in the twelve-hour period after the
onset of symptoms. Despite this, the hospital admission of a large proportion of patients is …

Decreases in vascular tone affect arterial and venous circuits. Arteriolar tone is decreased,
which may result in systemic hypotension. Venous tone decreases in the largecapacity …

Dysrhythmias occurring within one hour of the onset of symptoms of acute myocardial
infarction have been documented in 284 patients. A high incidence of bradyarrhythmia was …