A method of intraoperative right ventricular assistance following the Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia

A method of temporary intraoperative right ventricular assistance following the Fontan procedure is described in this case report. The multiple etiologic factors and avenues of treatment for postoperative right ventricular failure are discussed.     

Surgical Treatment of Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Subclavian Artery

Of eight patients with atherosclerotic lesions (seven occlusive, one aneurysmal) of the subclavian artery, five were operated upon because of the subclavian steal and three for severe ischemia of the hand and fingers.Removal or bypass of these lesions was uniformly successful in relieving symptoms. In most cases transcervical carotid-subclavian saphenous vein bypass graft is the treatment of choice, provided no carotid obstruction exists or, if there is obstruction, it can be dealt with at operation.     

Homologies of Deoxyribonucleic Acids from Brucella ovis, Canine Abortion Organisms, and other Brucella Species

The bacterium that causes canine abortion has polynucleotide sequences similar, in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-DNA homology studies, to those of Brucella suis and, by inference from previous data, those of B. abortus and B. melitensis as well as B. neotomae. Therefore, the organism causing canine abortion appears to be a member of the genus Brucella. DNA preparations from Serratia marcescens, Alcaligenes faecalis, and Bordetella bronchiseptica, 58, 62, and 66 mole% guanine plus cytosine, respectively, do not have detectable polynucleotide sequence homologies with B. suis DNA which is 56 mole% guanine plus cytosine. B. ovis DNA lacks some of the polynucleotide sequences present in B. suis DNA and appears to be a deletion mutant. However, a large proportion of B. ovis polynucleotides are similar to those of other Brucella species, which supports the inclusion of B. ovis in the genus.     

Serological Comparison of Spherules and Arthrospores of Coccidioides immitis

Spherule and arthrospore cellular preparations were sonic-treated and separated into their respective supernatant and sediment components. Complement-fixation tests with antispherule and antiarthrospore pooled rabbit sera revealed that the soluble antigens exhibited more serological activity than the sediment preparations. After autoclaving, an arthrospore cellular antigen exhibited increased activity with either antisera, whereas autoclaved spherules exhibited increased activity only with antispherule serum. Complement-fixation tests with coccicioidin and spherule culture supernatant preparations revealed quantitative or qualitative differences in antigenic determinants between these two morphological phases of Coccidioides immitis.