[Circadian rhythm of uric acid levels of the serum in gout].

Uric acid concentration in the serum was investigated 3 times a day using the uricase method in 15 gout inpatients on a hypopurine diet with age- and sex-adjusted caloric content. The highest uric acid concentration was noted at 7 a. m.

[Prevention of atrial flutter with Chinidin retard].

The action of the preparation Chinidin retard, tablets of 0.250, was studied with a view to its effects of preserving the recovered sinus rhythm after regularization in 32 patients with atrial flutter, as well as its effect on central hemodynamics and functions of parenchymal organs. The successful anti-recurrence treatment and the maintenance of lasting sinus rhythm after regularization in 90.