The concentration of serum adrenocorticotrophin(ACTH) and cortisol(F) were measured by RIA in 32 cases of male elderly patients with congestive heart failure and in 10 healthy men serving as controls.
测定32老性充血性心力衰竭患者10龄相仿健康性血清促肾质激素(ACTH)、质醇(F)浓度,并进行ACTH兴奋试验。