[Relationship between selenium deficiency and high mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular diseases].

The authors consider the role of selenium deficiency to be of the utmost importance in the deteriorating health status of the Hungarian population. The pathophysiological processes occurring in selenium deficiency and possibly leading to cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases are discussed in detail. The results of human studies investigating the relationship between vascular diseases and selenium deficiency are summarized.

[Complex study of selenium levels in healthy subjects in Hungary].

Selenium supply of different populations might vary substantially according to the geographical location and eating habits. The authors pioneered in surveying the selenium supply of the Hungarian population in diverse parts of the country. The former was achieved by the study of multiple parameters characteristic of the human body's selenium status.