[Blood levels of micro- and microelements in aged patients suffering from chronic coronal heart disease]. / Makro- i mikroélementy krovi u patsientov pozhilogo i starcheskogo vozrasta, stradaiushchikh khronicheskoi bolezn'iu serdtsa.

The authors measured serum and whole blood levels of macro- and microelements (ME), such as iron, zinc, sulfur, potassium, calcium in 149 aged patients, suffering from coronary heart disease. The levels of the above ME were measured in various age groups: younger than 60, 60 to 74, 80 to 89 and older than 90 years old. In 36 aged women ME levels were established in correlation with bone mineral density.