1. Editorial

   • Solomon Victor

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1

2. Open heart surgery-the Indian scence

   • G. B. Parulkar

   Orations Pages: 3 - 8

3. South Indian arteritis and arterialisation of popliteal vein

   • H. T. Vira Reddy

   Orations Pages: 9 - 12

4. Reflections in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

   • Meherji P. Mehta

   Reflections Pages: 13 - 16

5. Perivenous sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices

   • B. Krishna Rau
   • S. Rajagopal
   • S. Soundara Pandian

   Original Communications Pages: 17 - 21

6. Correction of persistent truncus arteriousus in infancy using antibiotic sterilised aortic homograft conduits

   • J. L. Monro
   • J. M. Manners
   • B. R. Keeton

   Original Communications Pages: 22 - 29

7. The thoracic surgical investigation of patients suspected of having a bronchial carcinoma

   • B. T. le Roux

   Original Communications Pages: 30 - 39

8. Technical problems during coronary artery bypass grafting

   • J. R. Maneksha
   • P. A. Russo
   • J. E. Wright

   Original Communications Pages: 40 - 43

9. Repeat open-heart operations: Review of sixty-eight operations

   • P. L. Nandi
   • W. W. C. Chen
   • C. K. Mok

   Original Communications Pages: 44 - 50

10. Redo aortic valve replacement

    • Jayant N. Karbhase
    • Marvin F. Sturridge

    Original Communications Pages: 51 - 53

11. The first transventricular mitral valvulotomy at Edinburgh in 1954

    • A. Logan

    Original Communications Pages: 54 - 55

12. Tracheo oesophageal fistula following blunt chest trauma

    • R. S. Rajan
    • S. K. Kaul
    • M. Verma

    Case Reports Pages: 56 - 58

13. An unusual post-operative complication following modified left Blalock-Taussig shunt

    • K. Golam
    • R. B. Patil
    • A. P. Chaukar

    Case Reports Pages: 59 - 61

14. Traumatic interventricular septal defect

    • Shobhana P. Pandit
    • Bhagwatiprasad J. Pandey
    • Anjali B. Shirodkar

    Pathology Pages: 62 - 64

15. Needle for de-airing

    • D. S. Saksena
    • S. D. Kole
    • R. K. Bapna

    Instruments & Appliances Pages: 65 - 66

16. Spontaneous pneumopericardium due to rupture of amoebic liver abscess into stomach and pericardium

    • Solomon Victor
    • V. Jayanthi
    • N. Madanagopalan

    Clinico-Pathological Conference-3 Pages: 67 - 69

17. Surgery for congenital heart defects

    Book Review Pages: 70 - 70

18. Obituary

    • R. S. Rajan

    Announcement Pages: 71 - 72

19. Association News

    Announcement Pages: 73 - 78