Article1 December 1957THE SELECTION OF PATIENTS FOR ARTERIAL GRAFTING IN PERIPHERAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANSORVILLE HORWITZ, M.D., F.A.C.P., RAYMOND PENNEYS, M.D.ORVILLE HORWITZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, RAYMOND PENNEYS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-6-1117 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONWithin the last few years several hundred resections and arterial graft replacements for aneurysms and arterial occlusion due to arteriosclerosis obliterans have been reported.1-7The availability and the performance of this procedure are rapidly increasing. In the Philadelphia area alone, where one of us conducted a recent survey, over 200 arterial grafts were performed last year.8In the case of aneurysms, the indication for operation is definite enough, depending for the most part upon the making of the diagnosis and upon the ability of the patient to withstand the procedure. The indication for such surgery in the case of...Bibliography1. DeBakeyCreechCooley MEODA: Occlusive disease of the aorta and its treatment by resection and homograft replacement, Ann. Surg. 140: 290-310 (Sept.) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DeBakeyCooleyCreech MEDAO: Treatment of aneurysms and occlusive disease of the aorta by resection, J. A. M. A. 157: 203-208, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BlakemoreLehrRoberts WSHBB: Experience with arterial homograft bank, J. A. M. A. 162: 1220-1222, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ShawWheelock RSF: Blood vessel grafts in the treatment of chronic occlusive disease in the femoral artery, Surgery 37: 94-104 (Jan.) 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. SzilagyiOverhulse DEPR: Segmental aorto-iliac and femoral arterial occlusion. Treatment by resection and arterial graft replacement, J. A. M. A. 157: 426-433, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. HoyeWarren SJR: Follow-up studies of iliofemoral arterial reconstruction in arteriosclerosis obliterans, New England J. Med. 254: 102-106, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. HumphriesdeWolfeLeFevre AWVGFA: Analysis of one hundred twenty consecutive cases of major arterial grafts, J. A. M. A. 161: 953-956, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Survey by Heart Association, Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1957. Google Scholar9. KuoRoberts PTB: Personal communication, 1957. Google Scholar10. BurtonYamada ACS: Relation between blood pressure and flow in the human forearm, J. Appl. Physiol. 4: 329-339 (Nov.) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. MontgomeryNaideFreeman HMNE: Significance of diagnostic tests in the study of peripheral vascular disease, Am. Heart J. 21: 780-803 (June) 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. PenneysHorwitz RO: Unpublished observations, 1957. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *From the Symposium on Diseases of the Large Arteries, presented at the Thirty-eighth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, April 9, 1957.From the Vascular Section, Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Sidney Hillman Medical Center of Philadelphia.†Supported by grants from the United States Public Health Service, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., and the Sidney Hillman Medical Center of Philadelphia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Orville Horwitz, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia 4, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA modification of the vasodilatation test∗Some observations and questions on the medical management of intermittent claudication∗ 1 December 1957Volume 47, Issue 6Page: 1117-1124KeywordsAneurysmsArteriesHospitalsMedical servicesSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...