[The fate of patients with diabetes mellitus after amputation of a lower limb as a consequence of gangrene].

The aim of study was to analyse factors that modified the survival time of 125 patients with diabetes mellitus and 121 patients with normal tolerance glucose to whom amputations of a lower limb in consequence of gangrene were performed. The prospective study were started on 5th January 1989 and finished 31st December 1993. Among the examined patients with NIDDM were 66 men in the age from 53 to 88 years (mean age 66.

[Effect of intravenous infusions of theophylline on cardiac arrhythmias and activity of creatinine kinase CK-MB in patients with airway obstruction].

The effect of intravenous theophylline upon the activity of creatinine kinase (CK) and its cardiac specific isoenzyme compound (CK-MB) and the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias was evaluated in 12 patients with bronchial asthma and spastic bronchitis. The patients were receiving an intravenous infusion of theophylline for three days. On the first day twice (400 mg and 300 mg) and subsequently, 400 mg once daily over 30 minutes.