[Disseminated coronary occlusions and massive pulmonary embolism in a 40-year-old woman].

History And Admission Findings: A 40-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room because of severe angina pectoris and dyspnoe at rest. She developed ventricular fibrillation a few minutes later from which she had to be resuscitated . After intubation and controlled ventilation immediate angiocardiography was performed while she was still in cardiogenic shock.

[An absent correlation between antioxidant blood concentrations and the remission response of preoperatively treated breast carcinomas].

Purpose: Deleterious effects of ionizing radiation and some chemotherapeutic agents are predominantly caused by reactive oxygen agents which are detoxified by antioxidants. This study was designed to evaluate the modifying effects of vitamin A-, vitamin E- and selenium serum concentrations and glutathione peroxidase activity on preoperative radio- and chemotherapy of breast cancer.

Patients And Methods: Tumor volume, vitamin A-, vitamin E-, selenium serum concentrations and glutathione peroxidase activity in circulating erythrocytes were determined in 40 patients with breast cancer before treatment.

[PMN-elastase as a marker in diagnosis and follow-up of bone and joint infections].

PMN elastase, a proteolytic enzyme, is a biochemical marker for pathologic granulocyte stimulation. In the presence of sepsis, excessive neutrophil stimulation occurs and significant amounts of PMN elastase are released into the plasma and serve as an indicator for the severity of the disease and the prognosis. PMN elastase is also a useful parameter for preoperative diagnostic management and postoperative follow-up of bone and joint infections.