Comparative investigation of some mineral elements in the aortic wall and the calcium concentration in hair.
The authors checked the mineral content of the abdominal aorta in 73 men and women against their calcium content of hair in autopsy material. It was stated that decreased level of haircalcium considerably precedes the start of the calcification process in vessels, thus its measuring may call attention to balance troubles of calcium metabolism in time. Despite the picture generally formed and considered to interpret the results uniformly, it was observed that if the calcium level of hair and the abdominal aorta calcium content, as well as the general sclerotic state are examined in the case of the same diseased person, they may not be in accordance sometimes. This can be in connection with the subjective determination of the general sclerotic state of the deceased person. This also seems to support the measurement of changes in the calcium content of hair, preceding arteriosclerotic organic manifestation. Finally, in their study the authors are dealing with mutual connections of the calcium content of hair and some trace elements of the aorta, as well as with relations of aortic trace elements to one another.
Bacsó
J
J
Lusztig
G
G
Pál
A
A
Uzonyi
I
I
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000378:metabolism*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D008903:Minerals; D002118:Calcium