Surgical management of the failing ventricle: Present techniques and future promise—Introduction William S. Pierce OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 2
Inotropic agents in the treatment of cardiogenic shock Hiltrud S. Mueller OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 10
Experimental and clinical results with a simplified left heart assist device for treatment of profound left ventricular dysfunction Daniel M. RoseJohn LaschingerFrank C. Spencer OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 17
A decade of experience with a left heart assist device in patients undergoing open intracardiac operation Robert S. LitwakRobert M. KoffskyPhilip King OriginalPaper Pages: 18 - 24
Use of a centrifugal pump without anticoagulants for postoperative left ventricular assist George J. MagovernSang B. ParkThomas D. Maher OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 36
Experience with the pierce-Donachy ventricular assist device in postcardiotomy patients with cardiogenic shock D. Glenn PenningtonLarry D. SamuelsJ. Heinrich Joist OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 46
The Pennsylvania State University paracorporeal ventricular assist pump: Optimal methods of use Wayne E. GainesWilliam S. PierceJohn A. Waldhausen OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 53
Temporary and permanent left ventricular bypass: Laboratory and clinical observations William F. BernhardWarren ClayVictor L. Poirier OriginalPaper Pages: 54 - 64
Reduction of blood trauma in roller pumps for long-term perfusion George P. NoonLarry E. KaneMichael E. DeBakey OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 71
Evaluation of surface-bound heparin and platelet inhibition in a centrifugal pump left ventricular assist system Jacek MusialPiotr GluszkoL. Henry Edmunds Jr. OriginalPaper Pages: 72 - 77
Successful treatment of profound left ventricular failure by automatic left ventricular assist system Hisateru TakanoYoshiyuki TaenakaHisao Manabe OriginalPaper Pages: 78 - 88
Right heart interaction with the mechanically assisted left heart David J. FarrarPeter G. ComptonJ. Donald Hill OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 102
Status of the artificial heart program in Berlin E. S. BücherlE. HennigF. Zartnack OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 115
Experimental results and future prospects for a nonpulsatile cardiac prosthesis Ryohei YozuLeonard A. R. GoldingYukihiko Nose OriginalPaper Pages: 116 - 127
Intrathyroidal epithelial thymoma: An entity distinct from squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid Akira MiyauchiKanji KumaShoichi Katayama Original Scientific Reports Pages: 128 - 134
Microwave surgery: Hepatectomy using a microwave tissue coagulator Katsuyoshi TabuseMasaharu KatsumiTakeshi Tsuji Original Scientific Reports Pages: 136 - 142
Surgical treatment of liver injuries by application of Fibrinkleber E. GiakoustidisP. DrosinopoulosN. Galanis Original Scientific Reports Pages: 144 - 147
Indication for operation of patients with autonomously functioning thyroid tissue in endemic goiter areas P. E. GoretzkiR. A. WahlH. D. Röher Original Scientific Reports Pages: 149 - 154
New applications of total parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation: Use in proximal renal tubular dysfunction Barbara K. KinderHoward Rasmussen Original Scientific Reports Pages: 156 - 164
Proximal gastric vagotomy and pyloroplasty for duodenal ulcer with pyloric stenosis: A thirteen-year experience Ole -Christian LundeIvar LiavågMagne Roland Original Scientific Reports Pages: 165 - 170
Present status of surgical treatment of esophageal varices in Japan: A nationwide survey of 3,588 patients Kiyoshi Inokuchi Original Scientific Reports Pages: 171 - 179
Chronic acalculous gallbladder disease T. W. J. LennardJ. R. FarndonPaul F. Nora Letters to the Editor Pages: 181 - 182
Differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid gland Zvi SteinerJack AbrahamsonOsamu Ozaki Letters to the Editor Pages: 182 - 184