[Vitamin deficiency in patients with ischemic heart disease].

The authors report data of an investigation of the vitamin status in 154 patients with ischemic heart disease. A deficit of B1-, B2, PP-, B6 and C vitamins was found in the absolute majority of patients. Multivitamin deficiency was as a rule found.

[Vitamin PP and C allowances and their correction in the treatment of bronchial asthma patients].

Providing with vitamins PP and C was studied in 124 patients with bronchial asthma (59 males and 65 females). Deficiency of the vitamins was recorded in the majority of the patients during the disease exacerbation, especially in the winter-spring period of the year. Decreased providing with nicotinic acid was noted in 83%, with ascorbic acid in 96.