[Vitamin deficiency in patients with ischemic heart disease]. / Vitaminnaia nedostatochnost' u bol'nykh ishemicheskoi bolezn'iu serdtsa.

The authors report data of an investigation of the vitamin status in 154 patients with ischemic heart disease. A deficit of B1-, B2, PP-, B6 and C vitamins was found in the absolute majority of patients. Multivitamin deficiency was as a rule found. It is indicated that multivitamins should be given during the entire course of treatment of patients with ischemic heart disease.

[Experience in training of general practitioners]. / Opyt podgotovki vrachei obshchei praktiki.

The pedagogical experiment indicated that the effective training of general practitioners could be realized through the system of intern and resident training which made it necessary to prolong the term of study up to 12 weeks for interns in the out-patient departments and up to 4 months for resident physicians. The retraining of district therapists enabling them to work as general practitioners could be successfully effected at the departments of advanced medical training in the course of 5 months.

[Vitamin B1, PP and C allowances of weight lifters and their requirements during training and competition periods]. / Obespechennost' vitaminami B1, PP i C tiazheloatletov i potrebnost' v nikh v podgotovitel'nom i sorevnovatel'nom periodakh.

Supply of the organism with vitamins C, B1 and PP during various periods of the training cycle was studied in 25 top-class athletes. All of them showed a decreased supply with vitamins, specifically low levels being recorded during competitions. Recommendations are offered with respect to dosage of the vitamins and duration of their administration in order to assist in correcting vitamin deficiency revealed.