Folia medica Cracoviensia
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Folia medica Cracoviensia · Jan 1991
Review Comparative Study[Pathological processes with accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac].
Fluid in the pericardial sac may accumulate due to transudate, inflammatory process in the pericardium, shunting of blood from the ventricles or large vessels into the pericardial cavity. The presence and amount of fluid is best evaluated by using echocardiography. Pathological fluid in the pericardial sac does not cause major hemodynamic disorders until the intrapericardial pressure is normal. ⋯ The patients complain of dyspnea and chest pain. Cardiac tamponade may be due to all causes of fluid accumulation in the pericardial sac, but most frequently it results from perforation or rupture of the left ventricle or aorta, and severe idiopathic, viral, uremic or neoplastic pericarditis. Therapy in cardiac tamponade consists of removal of the pericardial fluid by means of pericardiocentesis, pericardiotomy or pericardiectomy.
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Folia medica Cracoviensia · Jan 1991
Comparative Study[Magnesium in the blood and urine of the population living in polluted environment of Chorzów].
In Chorzów inhabitants exposed to polluted environment, a decrease in erythrocyte and urine magnesium concentration was found in approx. 40% of workers irrespectively of type of employment. The higher percent of humans with the normal magnesium concentration in erythrocytes and urine was found in Chorzów than on the area near Skawina aluminium plant. This explained a less expressed negative effects of fluorides and lead ions in Chorzów inhabitants on energy, metabolism and health symptoms.