HDL-cholesterol, apolipoproteins A1 and B. Age and index body weight.

Some data of previous literature have emphasized a negative correlation between plasma apo A1, HDL cholesterol and coronary heart disease. The present paper stresses a high negative correlation existing both in females and males between values of index body weight (IBW) and plasma levels of HDL cholesterol and apo A1. No correlation has been found between age and, respectively, HDL cholesterol, apo A1 and apo B.

[L-carnitine chloride and potassium chloride in the treatment of a case of non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis without myoglobinuria caused by the ingestion of liquorice]. / L. carnetina cloruro e KCl nel trattamento di un caso di rabdomiolisi atraumatica senza mioglobinuria da ingestione di liquerizia.

The case is described of a 56 year old patient admitted to hospital with rhabdomyolysis without myoglobinuria and caused by hypokalaemia following the ingestion of liquorice. The patient was treated with L. Carnitine chloride and KCl.