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R Palchetti

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PubMed1992

[Serum osteocalcin and diabetes mellitus. A study of 98 patients].

The goal of this study was to evaluate in 98 diabetic patients the serum levels of osteocalcin (OC) and their relationship with glycosylated hemoglobin levels and with the duration, calculated in years, of the disease. Patients were divided in 3 groups: 17 IDDM patients, 62 NIDDM patients treated with oral hypoglycaemic agents, and 19 NIDDM patients treated with insulin. Results were compared to 2 different control groups. In IDDM patients OC serum levels were significantly lower if compared either to control group and to NIDDM patients. The 2 groups of NIDDM patients showed significantly higher OC values than controls. No significant relationship resulted between OC levels, the duration of diabetes and the glycosylated hemoglobin values. The results of the study indicate a direct correlation between pancreatic function and osteoblastic activity: insulin lack is associated with reduced OC serum levels.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

[The benefits of L-carnitine therapy in essential arterial hypertension with diabetes mellitus type II].

Carnitine is a natural substance essential for the mitochondrial oxidation of long-chain fatty acids and therefore regulates the energy metabolism of the cells. Tissue carnitine levels are altered under diabetes mellitus or hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of L-carnitine therapy in essential hypertension with diabetes mellitus type II. A clinical trial was performed in two homogeneous groups with essential hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II. L-carnitine was given orally, 2 g twice daily, for 45 weeks. In the group of patients treated with L-carnitine in comparison with control group cardiac arrhythmias, chiefly extrasystoles, some disorders of A-V conduction and some electrocardiographic signs of ischaemia stopped or diminished and symptoms, chiefly asthenia, significantly improved. No side effects were observed during the treatment. These results show that treatment with L-carnitine is useful and well tolerated in patients with essential hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II.

Aged↗
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[Dysplasia of the right ventricle].

The end of this work is to talk about a relatively new disease: right ventricular dysplasia (RVD). The Authors consider clinical and instrumental features of the illness with particular reference to recent data for histopathological and instrumental diagnosis. Most interesting are the electron microscopy observations and, above all, nuclear resonance magnetic (NMR) findings.

Adult↗