Abstract
The effect of meteorological changes and solar activity on the serum cholesterol concentration of arteriosclerotic patients was studied. A significant correlation was observed between meteorological events and alterations in the cholesterol content of blood plasma. As meteorological conditions and solar factors were found to influence serum cholesterol level in patients with arteriosclerosis, it is assumed that such factors might play an important part in the preconditioning of acute vascular manifestations commonly observed in this disease.
Zusammenfassung
Abweichungen des Serumcholesterinspiegels arteriosklerotischer Kranken wurden auf die Wirkung verschiedener meteorologischer VerÄnderungen und solar physikalischer Ereignisse untersucht.Ein signifikanter Zusammenhang wurde zwischen mehreren meteorologischen Faktoren und den Abweichungen des Serumcholesterinspiegels festgestellt. Es für wahrscheinlich gehalten, dass diese Faktoren die Pathogenese der Krankheit beeinflussen und eine Rolle bei der Vorbereitung akuter vaskulÄrer Katastrophen spielen.
Resume
On a étudié les variations du taux de cholésterol du sérum sanguin de patients atteints d'atériosclérose sous l'influence de changements météorologiques et solaires. On a trouvé une corrélation significative entre les fluctuations de plusieurs facteurs météorologiques et les changements du taux de cholestérol. Ces observations laissent à penser que ces facteurs, en modifiant l'état pathologique de la maladie, jouent un rÔle important dans la préparation d'une catastrophe vasculaire subite.
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Szamosi, T., örményi, I., Makláry, L. et al. The effect of meteorological factors on the serum cholesterol level of arteriosclerotic patients. Int J Biometeorol 9, 171–176 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188473
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