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Radiological findings on the skeleton of the Royal Princess Anna Vasa are presented. Anna Vasa (1568-1625) was the sister of Sigismund Vasa, who reigned as Sigismund III, king of Sweden and Poland. She was born in Sweden but spent most of her life in Poland. Her skeleton was removed from the tomb in Torun during restoration work at St. Mary's Church in April 1994. It was then subjected to anthropological and radiological examinations (conventional radiography and CT). The studies revealed a number of anatomical deviations and pathological abnormalities; e.g. basilar impression and congenital anomalies of the spine. These findings can explain many of the complaints troubling Anna Vasa during her lifetime. A fragmentary historical outline and biography of Anna Vasa and Sigismund III are also presented.
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Anormalidades Múltiplas/história , Osso e Ossos/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , História do Século XVI , História do Século XVII , Humanos , Polônia , Radiografia , Esqueleto , Disrafismo Espinal/história , SuéciaRESUMO
Results are presented of 24-hour monitoring by Holter's method of ECG in 50 healthy seamen aged 29-55 years (mean 47.7 years), in whom clinical examination, chest radiography, resting ECG records, and echocardiography confirmed normal condition of the cardiovascular system. In 36% of the seamen premature beats of various origin were elicited. Supraventricular extrasystolic beats were demonstrated in 8%, atrioventricular-junction beats in 8%, and ventricular ectopic beats in 18%. In one case simultaneous occurrence of junction beats and ventricular beats was found. In 28% of the subjects sinus bradycardia was noted, and in 1 seaman two episodes of sinus tachycardia were recorded. The intensity of the observed arrhythmias was low.