Fibrinogen metabolism in the lungs.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the pulmonary vessel endothelium in the metabolism of fibrinogen (FBG), by measuring the FBG, D-dimer, and fibrin(ogen) degradation product levels in the blood from pulmonary and radial arteries from 99 patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass. For comparison, protein C, protein S, and factor VII, were also measured. The results showed, with respect to the pulmonary arterial blood levels, significantly lower FBG levels (3.

Age related prolactin secretion in men after fentanyl anaesthesia.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of age in the hormonal response to opiate anaesthetic fentanyl. In 90 patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass, 59.6 +/- 9.

[The use of parenteral clodronate in elderly women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: compliance, effects on bone mineral density and on bone turnover].

The aim of the study was to evaluate parenteral clodronate (CLD) compliance in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and intolerance to aminobisphosphonates. Moreover, we have also assessed the effects of CLD on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover. Eighty-four consecutive postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (range 62-74 years) were enrolled and randomly allocated to three groups: group A included 26 women who received CLD i.