Indices of Peptic Ulceration

Artificial pacing in management of complete heart block complicating acute myocaerdial infarction.

“…accompanied by an elevation of the S-T segment and subsequent inversion of the T wave (World Health Organization, 1959) ; (b) there were changes in the S-T segment and T wave suggestive of infarction accompanied by a significant rise in the serum aspartate aminotransferase (>50 Reitman and Frankel units) and serum creatinine kinase (>80 i.u. ); or (c) there was left bundle-branch block accompanied by similar enzyme changes (Lawrie et al, 1967). The diagnosis was also confirmed at necropsy in 20 of these patients and in the two others in whom full electrocardiograms had not been recorded.…”

“…The coronary care unit of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, and its system of monitoring have been described elsewhere (Lawrie et al, 1967). Initially bipolar pacing electrodes (U.S.C.I.…”

Sudden Death and The Pre-Hospital Phase of Acute Myocardial Infarction

“…Lawrie and co-workers (10) found in their experi ence that 13 of 15 episodes of primary ventricular fibrillation occurred within 5 hr of the onset of symptoms. Similarly, with the advent of mobile coronary care units, Pantridge reported that when patients were seen promptly, ventricular fibrillation was usually the cause of collapse (11).…”

“…lar fibrillation is analyzed separately from ventricular fibrillation secondary to con gestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiac drugs, intracardiac pacemakers, etc, a higher percentage of survival is observed. Lawrie and co-workers (10) reported that in their CCU S7% of patients with primary ventricular fibrillation survived. Mounsey (15) likewise found that in 17 of IS patients primary ventricular fibrillation could successfully be converted to sinus rhythm.…”

Coronary Care Unit in a General Medical Ward

“…The Coronary Care Unit-Reynell DIALJOUAL 503 present series probably included fewer elderly patients, but more rapid admission in other reported series. Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (Lawrie et al, 1967) 400 17-5 London Hospital (Resticaux et al, 1967) .150 14-0 Royal Postgraduate Medical School (Thomas et al, 1968) 156 19-0 General Hospital, Birmingham (Pentecost and Mayne, 1968) 232 18-5 Royal Melbourne Hospital (Sloman, 1968) .. 350 26-0…”