Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To define concentrations (conc) of steroid hormones in patients (pts) with preserved gonadal function, suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD), and to assess their relations to patients’ weight.Material: Pts with coronarographically proved CAD: C-W group (gr)-52 women (W) in the age 43±3 years, with stable menstrual rhythm, C-M gr-46 men (M) in the age 52±6 years. Healthy volunteers: H-W gr-15 W (H-W) in the age 41±4 years, ...

Aim: To assess concentration (conc) of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and conc of N- terminated naturetic propeptyde type B (NTpBNP) in patients (pts) after cardiac arrest (CA) and their role for clinical state of pts after CA.Material: 52 pts after CA, 36 men and 16 women, in the age 62±13 years. CA was caused by ventricular fibrillation in 31 cases, by asystolia in 15 and by pulseless electrical activity in 6. 28 pts died after CA (P-CA-D), 24 survive...