/library/oar/handle/123456789/20006 2025-11-13T09:24:47Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/20111 Title: Coronary artery bypass grafting : the state of the art Abstract: There is now considerable evidence that surgery for cononary artery disease relieves angina very effectively and indeed is more effective in the treatment of angina than medical treatment in matched and randomised series. Furthermore,: coronary artery bypass surgery· improves life expectancy in those patients who have significant disease of the left main stem or of all three major vessels three vessel disease. Some data behind these statements will be mentioned in this article. It is first important to appreciate the anatomy we are discussing. The left main stem is a small part of the origin oUhe left coronary artery and clearly disease here is liable to put the whole of the left ventricle at risk. The right coronary artery, the left anterior· descending and the left circumflex are the three major vessels. The term three vessel disease implies disease of each of these vessels. Clearly' there are sub- branches of these vessels, and these in turn may be diseased. There is some variation between patients in the relative distribution of their coronary arteries and in the number and size of their sub-branches. This variation plays some part in the assessment of the patient for operations and in the technicalities of where and how many grafts are placed. However, it has not been used in the analysis of the re'sults of the trials for angina or survival. 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/20108 Title: Editor's letter [Medi-Scope : issue 6 editorial] Abstract: Times change and people change with them. Mediscope is no exception and whilst the old editorial board passes into history, into its shoes step younger feet. I wish to thank the previous editor Mark Bugeja and the previous sterling services rendered to the magazine, in setting it up (a difficult enough task), putting it on an even keel and keeping the magazine well above the water level. Its success is much due to their hard work. We all hope to be able to keep up the standards attained so far and even reach higher levels. The new editorial board whilst hoping that readers past and present will continue reading this magazine in the future, also wishes to point out that for its continuing success, this magazine depends a lot upon the articles presented to us from various contributors, this ranging from the professorial to the student level. 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/20105 Title: Medi-Scope : issue 6 Editors: Calleja, Rupert Abstract: CALLEJA, R. - Editor's letter -- SCHRANZ, A. - Hyperglycaemic, hyperosmolar, non-ketotic coma -- TAUSHANOV, M. & LENICKER, H. - Risk factors for developing allergy in children -- STANBRIDGE, R. - Coronary artery bypass grafting -- BOFFA, C. J. - Occlusion, mastication & the T.M.J. -- ALI, S. & BORG, R. - Malignant lymphomas -- MIFSUD, A. - Oral polio immunisation & breastfeeding -- CUOMO, J. - The importance of speech. 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/20099 Title: Malignant lymphomas Abstract: Malignant lymphomas is a generic term given to the tumours of lymphoreticular system that includes lymphocytes of T, B and Null type, histiocytes- monocytes and Reticular cells. This term is reserved for those neoplastic processes that initially present as localized lesions and are characterized by formation of gross tumour nodules. Neoplastic lesions that are systemic and diffuse from their inception are called Leukaemias or Malignant histocytosis, depending upon their presumed cell of origin: Malignant lymphomas have also been defined as tumours of the Immune System. 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z