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Arthur, R. Abel. – Orange Memorial Hospital, New Jersey

“Recently a congenital anomaly found at autopsy was described to me. Since the heart was not removed I can only describe the findings. The infant which was cyanotic at birth, breathed with great difficulty and died within twenty-four hours with signs of cardiac failure. At autopsy the heart muscle was congested and the heart itself was moderately dilated…the only abnormal finding was in the pulmonary artery where above each sinus of valsalva there was a long narrow slit extending cleanly through the wall of the pulmonary artery…”

Albright, Fuller. – Massachusetts Gen. Hospital, Boston

“I recently had a case of right-sided arch of the aorta with esophageal obstruction. I found a case in the German literature, which seems identical with my case, in which the obstruction was apparently due to the right subclavian artery passing behind the esophagus. Have you any cases in your museum which illustrate this point?”

Reply to Albright

“Regarding your case of right aortic artery arch, I might say that while an anomalous right subclavian artery does cause oesophageal obstruction, which is not commonly associated with right aortic arch, and unless you have some definite reason to suspect this combination, I think the obstruction is more likely to be cause by the obliterated ligamentum arteriosum which passes from the right arch to the left pulmonary artery behind the oesophagus and trachea, and has been known to cause obstruction in a number of cases…”

Blackford,Milford, L. Minor, Atlanta, Georgia

Regarding “anterior and posterior endocardial cushion fusing at their right ends instead of in the middle and crowding out the other leaflets of the tricuspid sounds…” Also, requesting Abbott’s opinion on two ‘congenital cardiacs’ at the federal prison; retroposition of a heart. Includes a tracing of an x-ray and an article by Blackford: “Tetralogy of Fallot: clinical report of a case.”

Reply to Blackford

Regarding Blackford’s article “Functionally Two-Chambered Heart” in Amer. Jr. of Dis. of Child,” June 30, 1931. The post script corrects
Blackford’s incorrect quoting of Abbott in the “introductory part of your article.”

Baus, Gaston J. – Los Angeles, Calif

Regarding Abbott’s Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease, requesting an explanation of her use of the term cerebral disease under “causes of death” and “other causes.”

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