Quantitative ballistocardiography (Q-BCG) for measurement of cardiovascular dynamics.

In the seventies of the past century ballistocardiography had been thought to be obsolete in cardiology for impossibility of objective calibration. In the present work the quantitative ballistocardiography (Q-BCG) for measurement of systolic force (F) and minute cardiac force (MF) in sitting subject was described. The new principle of piezoelectric transducer enabled to register the force caused by the heart and blood movement, which was not measured before.

New clearance evaluation method for hepatological diagnostics.

Pulse dye densitometry (PDD) enables the evaluation of hemodynamic state as well as liver function. A repeated examination, even after a short pause (or under stress condition), enables to follow safely the dynamics of liver pathology. From presented parameters we have evaluated as reliable the C5-clearance, an expression of equilibrium state in the two compartment liver system.

The new clearance method for hepatic diagnostics.

New multiparametric analysis and method of their evaluation were derived. The bolus dye injection is used for evaluation of ICG (indicyaningreen) and BSP (bromsulphophtalein) kinetics. This arrangement is a form of spectrophotometric measurement of BSP in plasma and/or pulse dye densitometry of ICG.

Electrocardiographic body surface maps (BSM) in patients with ischemic heart disease examined by coronary angiography.

ECG body surface maps (BSM) is one of the noninvasive methods for the detection of ischemic heart disease. In the present work we registered the BSM in 25 patients, 18 men, mean age 56.8 (31-83) years, 7 women, mean age 58.

[Effect of a 10-day animal fat-free diet on cholesterol and glucose serum levels, blood pressure and body weight in 50-year-old volunteers].

The morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular diseases is high in developed countries including Czech Republic. The lifestyle decreases it in 50%. The aim of this work was to ascertain if the short lasting stay without stress and with vegetarian diet (without eggs) and physical activity is able to decrease the main risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.