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S Tiemann

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Early neurological abnormalities following coronary artery bypass surgery. A prospective study.

A prospective analysis of 78 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) was carried out to assess clinically the frequency and course of cerebral complications during the 1st postoperative week. Detailed evaluation of the patients showed that neurological abnormalities after CABS were common, occurring in 40 of the 78 patients (51%). However, there were no serious cerebral complications. Changes in reflexes and new focal signs were found in 26 and 25 cases respectively; in 7 patients (9%) they were confined to the first postoperative days. There was no statistically significant correlation between postoperative outcome and age, preoperative neurological state or bypass time. However, some strong associations could be calculated between a history of cerebrovascular signs or symptoms and the appearance of persisting focal signs or development reflexes during the 1st week after CABS.

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Influence of nutritional factors on calcium-regulating hormones and bone loss.

UNLABELLED: The relationships between nutritional factors, calcium regulating hormones, and bone density were evaluated in three groups of normal subjects in rural southeast Kansas. Dietary intake of calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), protein, and vitamin D; and serum 25OHD, Ca, P, parathyroid hormone (iPTH), and bone density (distal 1/3 radius) were measured in 29 elderly women, 35 elderly men, and 50 perimenopausal women. Measurements were repeated 5 years and 4 years later respectively in 16 elderly women and 15 elderly men. The r values for significant regression correlations for each group were as follows: perimenopausal: bone density and dietary Ca:P--r = .29, iPTH and 25OHD--r = -.38; elderly women: 25OHD and dietary Vitamin D(D)--r = .58, change in bone density (delta BD) and initial bone density (BDI)--r = -.71, delta BD and serum 25OHD--r = -.60, serum calcium and age--r = -.42; elderly men: Serum 25OHD and D--r = .61, iPTH and 25OHD--r = -.43, iPTH and serum phosphorous--r = .59. CONCLUSIONS: The more adequate the state of vitamin D nutriture, the lower the serum iPTH in perimenopausal women and elderly men and the less bone loss in elderly women. The Ca:P ratio in the diet may be important in maintaining bone density in perimenopausal women.

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