[Long-term prognosis of conservative or surgical treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease--critical evaluation].

The spectrum of therapeutic measures for PAOD (peripheral arterial occlusive disease) has increased substantially. A combination of therapeutic measures is therefore applied more frequently. It makes sense to evaluate the patients individually.

[The significance of "coronary risk" for life insurance].

In many countries heart and circulatory diseases are still the commonest cause of death (over 50%). This is particularly important for the life insurer because heart and circulatory diseases, including coronary heart disease, represent a relatively important risk in life insurance and that is often difficult to insure against. With the help of some diagrams (from the literature), an attempt is made, firstly to demonstrate the epidemiological relationships between "risk factors" and coronary heart disease, and, secondly, to show the relationship between the extent and localisation of arteriosclerosis in the coronary vessels and its influence on mortality, which is decisive for the life insurer.