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老男充血心力衰竭患者和10相仿健康男血清促肾上腺质激素(ACTH)、质醇(F)浓度,并进行ACTH兴奋试验。