Endocrine Abstracts

AbstractThe aim of our research was to find different from estradiol steroid hormones that changes in their concentrations may be risk factors of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women.Material and methods:YM-CAD-38 menstruating women in the age of 42.6±3.4 years with past myocardial infarction and angiographically proven arteriosclerosis. YM-H- 15 healthy menstruating women in the age of 41.1&#17...

The aim of the research was to assess whether concentrations of inflammatory markers in blood of patients after cardiac arrest (CA) are related to clinical state and survival.Material and methods: Forty-six patients after CA, 21 after out-of-hospital and 25 after in-hospital CA, in the age 63±12 years, were enrolled. Clinical state of them was evaluated by means of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACH...

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, ...

The aim of the study: An attempt to assess relative roles of common risk factors of coronary artery disease (CAD) and sex hormones in the pathogenesis of CAD in young menstruating women (W).Materials: CAD-W group: 52 W in the age of 38–48 years with angiographically proven critical changes in coronary arteries. 38 of them suffered from myocardial infarction. H-W group: 15 healthy W in the age of 35–45 years.Methods: In al...

Aim: To assess possible changes in concentrations (conc) of hormones in men (M) suffering from metabolic syndrome (MS) which may be involved in pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD).Materal: CAD-M group: 33 M with MS and CAD in the age 51,5±6,4 years with angiographically defined CAD. 14 of them were normoglycemic, 19 with impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes mellitus t. II. H-M group: 13 healthy M in the same age.Me...

Aim: To assess hormonal function of cortex of adrenal glands in patients (pts) after cardiac arrest (CA) and its role for survival.Material: CA-pts- 52 pts after CA in the age 62±13 years. 26 pts died after CA (CA-D-pts), 26 pts survived and were discharged from hospital (CA-S-pts). H-pts- 22 pts in the age 60±11 years with stable coronary artery disease.Methods: In CA-pts concentrations(conc) of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH...

Aim: Assessment of possible role of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and aldosterone (Ald), hormones managing blood pressure and water-electrolyte balance, for clinical state and survival of patents after cardiac arrest (CA).Material and methods: Fifty-two patients after CA in the age 62±13 years, 29 patients after out-of-hospital CA, 23 after in-hospital CA. Twenty-eight patients died after CA (CA-D), 24 survived (CA-S). In each day after CA clinical sta...

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...