[Tertiary syphilis of the pancreas and liver in 82-year-old patient: case study].

It has been described a clinical case of late diagnosis of syphilis of the pancreas and liver of elderly patients. Two years before that it was wrongly diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas with liver metastases, and the patient was operated on with the imposition of cholecystostomy. It was conducted appropriate therapy and reconstructive surgery after verification of the diagnosis of syphilis of the pancreas and liver.

[A comparative analysis of the antihypertensive activity of calcium antagonists and adrenoblockers in long-term treatment].

Essential hypertension stage II was treated by calcium antagonists, alpha- and beta-adrenoblockers in 362 patients. The drugs were compared for hypotensive efficiency at rest and exercise. A significant hypotensive effect was achieved in 81%, 58%, 44%, 43% and 37% of patients treated with labetalol, nifedipine, nadolol, propranolol, diltiazem, respectively.