[Blood pressure check-up--routine blood pressure measurements in a patient with arteriovenous shunt and under dialysis]. / Blodtrykskontrol--konventionel BT-måling hos dialysepatient med arteriovenøs shunt.

A case of untreated hypertension in a patient, where blood pressure could be measured in the right arm only is presented. At autopsy, the brachio-cephalic artery was found to be occluded explaining why blood pressure values were low. Significant left ventricular hypertrophy indicating high central blood pressure was found. Sudden death followed a spontaneous intracerebral bleeding. The value of conventional blood pressure measurement in patients with arteriovenous shunt because of chronic dialysis is discussed.

Cadmium exposure in Denmark. Based on analyses of liver and kidney tissues.

To determine the cadmium exposure level in the Danish population, tissue samples of kidney and liver were collected over the period 1981 to 1987 at the Institutes of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen, Odense and Aarhus. A total of 795 samples were collected, of which 143 were selected for analysis using, the criteria sudden violent death (accident, homicide or suicide). Cadmium concentrations in kidney cortex increased by age to a maximum of approximately 22 micrograms/g/g (w/w) in the age group 45-55 years and decreased in the older age group, while liver concentrations tended to increase throughout the entire lifespan. Cadmium concentrations in kidney cortex and liver were found significantly correlated. The findings are in good agreement with internationally published data, but lower than previously reported Danish concentration levels. The reason for this difference is discussed.