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Plasma Norepinephrine Is Abnormal in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer: The Significance of Age
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 20:1127-1132
- Publication Year :
- 1985
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 1985.
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Abstract
- Previous studies indicate that the forearm venous plasma norepinephrine (NE) concentration is abnormally high in patients with duodenal ulcer. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between age and plasma NE concentration in patients with duodenal ulcer and controls. Eleven male patients with duodenal ulcer and 12 male control subjects were examined. Plasma NE concentration was approximately twofold greater in duodenal ulcer patients in both the resting seated position and during exercise than values obtained in controls (2 p less than 0.02, less than 0.05). There was a strong correlation between plasma NE and age in patients with duodenal ulcer but not in controls (r = 0.69, 2 p less than 0.05). Our results suggest that the increase in plasma NE with age is greater in patients with duodenal ulcer than in normal healthy subjects or in patients with minor surgical diseases. Patients with duodenal ulcer may have a higher functional age than healthy subjects.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
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Epinephrine
Posture
Gastroenterology
Norepinephrine (medication)
Norepinephrine
Forearm
Heart Rate
Plasma norepinephrine
Internal medicine
Humans
Medicine
In patient
Aged
business.industry
Age Factors
Venous Plasma
Middle Aged
Control subjects
Duodenal ulcer
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Male patient
Duodenal Ulcer
Female
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15027708 and 00365521
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2beedf59015b95fd794b77b2c4d42341