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JAMES F. DICKSON, III; NEIL A. J. HAMER, M.R.C.P.; JAMES W. DOW, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1960;80(5):830-837.

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Attempts have been made to support the circulation in myocardial infarction¹ and congestive heart failure² by diverting part of the venous return from the heart and pumping it into the aorta. We have previously reported a closed system * for withdrawing about half the venous return from the superior cava and pumping it without oxygenation into the lower aorta.^3-5 This paper is concerned with the effects of venoarterial pumping on the circulation and metabolic state.

Methods

A Bardic cannula (No. 17 to No. 22) was inserted in the right external jugular vein of the subject dog, its tip reaching the junction of the innominate veins, and a similar cannula (No. 12 to No. 18) was placed in a femoral artery. Nylon adapters connect the cannulae to Tygon tubing of 3/8-in. (1 cm.) internal diameter which is used throughout the system. Two nylon adapters with side-arm stopcocks allow sampling, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Philadelphia

From the Glover Clinic and the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, The Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia.

Footnotes
Supported by a grant from the National Heart Institute (H-4232).

Read at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 20, 1959.

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