[Drainage of the thoracic duct and changes in myocardial lymph drainage under conditions of electrothermocoagulation of the coronary artery].

It was demonstrated in dog experiments that the drainage function of the heart lymphatic system and coagulation of the central lymph are disturbed in acute myocardial infarction. Drainage of the thoracic duct with diversion of the flow of the toxic lymph fails to correct the diminished rate of lymph flow in the myocardium and does not prevent the increase of the hypercoagulation shift in the lymph. It is concluded that lymph stimulation and correction of the disorder of the lymph coagulation potential are necessary for effective pathogenetic treatment of myocardial infarction.