Effects of alcohol intake on organ injuries in normotensive and hypertensive human subjects.

1. This cross-sectional study examined the influence of alcohol intake on organ injuries in normotensive and hypertensive subjects. 2.

[Implications of obesity for target organ injuries and cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive subjects].

The effects of obesity on target organ injuries and cardiovascular risk factors were examined in hypertensive subjects. The subjects were 22 obese (OB-HT) and 54 nonobese (NO-HT) men with never-treated essential hypertension, and 37 obese (OB-NT) and 50 nonobese (NO-NT) normotensive men. In these 4 groups with the average age of about 50 years, we evaluated serum lipids, glucose tolerance, and hypertensive organ injuries in the heart, kidney, and optic fundus.

A case of idiopathic portal hypertension after renal transplantation.

A case of idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) developing after renal transplantation is reported. A 33-year-old Japanese male who had undergone renal transplantation 8 years previously was transferred to our hospital because of hematemesis from ruptured esophageal varices. He had no history of any liver disease before the renal transplantation, but had a history of receiving blood transfusion.

A case of gallbladder carcinoma producing both alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).

A 73-year-old woman with gallbladder carcinoma infiltrating to the liver presenting high serum values of AFP and CEA was reported. Serum values of AFP and CEA were remarkably high (165,000 ng/ml and 1,070 ng/ml). Immunohistochemically the tumor cells were stained for AFP and CEA by the PAP method.