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[Fractalkine level in chronic heart failure of varying severity].
Purpose of research. To examine the level changes of fractalkine in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) depending on the ejection fraction of the left ventricle and the stage of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total 340 people were examined. Of these, 280 patients with CHF divided into groups depending ...
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[Anemia of chronic disease and iron deficiency anemia: Comparative characteristics of ferrokinetic parameters and their relationship with inflammation in late middle-aged and elderly patients with CHF].
AIM: To perform a comparative analysis of anemia of chronic disease (ACD) and iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in late middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) by ferrokinetic parameters, inflammation indexes, and their associations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 65 patients with ischemic heart disease...
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[Impact of Arterial Hypertension on the Formation of the Risk of Mortality. Results of a 27‑Year Prospective Study].
OBJECTIVE: to investigate the impact of arterial hypertension (AH) on formation of the risk of total and cardiovascular mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 27‑year cohort prospective study was conducted on the sample of unorganised population of Tomsk (n=1 546, age 20-59 years, 630 men, 916 women). At the first st...
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[Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome According to Results of Clinical Examintion and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring].
OBJECTIVE: to determine the predictors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) basing on clinical examination, results of night pulse oximetry, daily dynamics of heart rate and blood pressure (BP) in men with newly diagnosed arterial hypertension (AH). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Men (n=197, mean age 40.1 ± 8.4 years)...
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[Combined Therapy of Arterial Hypertension With Triple Fixed-Dose Combination of Amlodipine/Indapamide/Perindopril Arginine in Real Clinical Practice: the Organization and the Main Results of the DOKAZATEL'STVO (Proof) Study].
AIM: to assess antihypertensive efficacy of the fixed-dose amlodipine/indapamide/perindopril arginine combination in hypertensive patients in real clinical setting. METHODS: We included in the 3‑month clinical program 1 599 patients with arterial hypertension (AH) (38.8 % men, mean age 61.6±10 years). Primary outco...
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[Dynamics of Quality of Life in Patients With Aortic Stenosis After Aortic Valve Replacement With a Biological or Mechanical Prosthesis].
OBJECTIVE: To assess dynamics of the quality of life (QOL) in patients of the older age group of with initial aortic stenosis in 1, 3, and 5 years after replacement of the aortic valve (AV) with biological or mechanical prosthesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: QOL was assessed in 282 patients who underwent aortic valve re...
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[Left Ventricular Myocardial Hypertrophy as a Result of Arterial Hypertension Among Mountain Shoria Population. The Role of Genetic Polymorphism].
OBJECTIVE: to establish associations of candidate genes ACE, AGT, AGTR1, ADRB1, ADRA2B, MTHFR and NOS3 polymorphisms with left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) among the indigenous (the Shors) and non-indigenous population of Mountain Shoria. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
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[Clinical-Epidemiological Program of Studying Psychosocial Risk Factors in Cardiological Practice in Patients With Arterial Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease: First Results of a Multicenter Study in Russia].
BACKGROUND: More than 10 years passed since conduction of the first clinical-epidemiological study of prevalence of psychosocial risk factors (PSRF) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) an/or ischemic heart disease in Russian Federation. PURPOSE: to assess current prevalence of PSRF in patients with AH/CHD an...
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[Metabolomic Profiling of Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases].
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death worldwide. A broad study of the pathogenetic mechanisms of the CVD onset and progression has led to understanding of the importance of endothelial dysfunction (ED) in these processes. During recent years intensive work has been conducted in the direction of ...
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[Atrial fibrillation as Risk Factor for Development of Cognitive Function Impairment and Dementia. Potential of Anticoagulant Therapy in Their Prevention].
This article presents an overview of data of Russian and foreign literature on possible associations between cognitive impairment and atrial fibrillation (AF). It includes modern classification of cognitive impairment, mechanisms of the effect of AF on cognitive functions and development of dementia, recommendations...
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[Double Blockade of Aldosterone Receptors as a Method of Elimination Negative Effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Chronic Heart Failure].
The article deals with the dynamics of echocardioscopy indices during 1.5 years in a patient who underwent an acute myocardial infarction (MI). Two months after the MI left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic size and LV volume were 61 mm and 190 ml, respectively; LV ejection fraction (EF) was 42%. At the background of ...
25,911
[Vascular Complications Of Cancer Chemotherapy].
Development and use of new anticancer drugs has resulted in the improving of 5‑year survival rates in patients with cancer. However, many of the modern chemotherapies are associated with cardiovascular toxicities that increases cardiovascular risk in cancer patients, including hypertension, heart failure, thrombosi...
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[Physical activity and physical training as method of prevention of cardiovascular diseases].
A growing body of data demonstrates that exercise capacity is a potentially stronger predictor of mortality than established risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Individuals who maintain a regular program of PA that is longer in duration, of greater in...
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[Thrombosis in patients with malignancy].
Thrombosis traditionally considered as a complication of cardiovascular disease, however, this problem until recently was rarely taken into account in the presence of cancer. Although the association between cancer and thrombosis has been known almost 150 years ago, awareness of the impact of thrombotic complicatio...
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[Comorbidity and polymorbidity - a modern interpretation and urgent tasks facing the therapeutic community].
The article presents an overview of data on polymorbidity. It is shown that polymorbidity is associated with higher mortality, disability, side effects of treatment, increased use of health system resources, and also with a lower quality of life. The issues of effective treatment of people with multiple chronic dis...
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[Prognostic markers for the development of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure].
AIM: To identify markers of adverse outcomes in patients with a combination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 35 patients with COPD (without an anamnesis of coronary heart disease), 68 patients with COPD and CHF, 28 patients with CHF of ischemic g...
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[Clinical and demographic features of patients with stroke and atrial fibrillation].
BACKGROUND: Stroke takes the second place among all causes for cardiovascular death and the first place in mortality and disability among other nervous system diseases. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is presently is a commonly recognized, independent risk factor for ischemic stroke, which fivefold increases the risk of a...
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[Falling risk factors in patients with arterial hypertension 55+ years old].
Arterial hypertension (AH) is the most prevalent cardiac risk factor in old patients. Falls-related complications includes increased disability and mortality, decreased activity levels, quality of life, and overall health status. So falls are an important health problem. The aim of our study was to study falls in p...
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[Arterial Hypertension and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Gene Polymorphism].
OBJECTIVE: to determine the association of polymorphisms of C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene with essential arterial hypertension (EH) in the group of patients of Belarusian ethnicity. METHODS: The clinical examination and molecular genetic study of the polymorphism C677T of MTHFR gene by polym...
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[Changes of Content of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Tissue Expression in Various Types of Atherosclerotic Plaques].
AIM: to investigate diagnostically significant for atherosclerotic plaques (ASP) of various types parameters of activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-9) in homogenates, as well as tissue expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and collagen type IV. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included in this study 54 men with c...
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[Analysis of Relationship Between Parameters of Arterial Stiffness and Lipid Profile in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome].
AIM: to elucidate relationships between parameters of arterial stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity [cfPWV] and cardio-ankle vascular index [CAVI]) and standard lipid profile parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). MATERIALS: We included in this study 100 subjects (45 men, 55 women) aged 40-70...
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[Prediction of Risk of Calcification of Heart Valve Bioprostheses on the Basis of Comprehensive Assessment of Recipients Clinical Factors and Their Compliance With Therapy].
PURPOSE: The development of the prediction methods of calcification risk of heart valve bioprostheses (BP) based on comprehensive assessment of the impact of clinical factors of the recipients and their adherence to medication. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of clinical status and adherenc...
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[Preventive Counselling With the Use of Remote Technologies Provides Effective Control of Metabolic Risk Factors in Patients With High and Very High Cardiovascular Risk].
PURPOSE: to assess the impact of preventive counseling with focus on diet modification on lipid and metabolic parameters in patients with high / very high cardiovascular (CV) risk who visited Health centers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective randomized controlled study of patients aged 40 to 65 years wit...
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[Ischemic Heart Disease in Subjects of Young Age: Current State of the Problem: Prevalence and Cardio-Vascular Risk Factors].
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) occurring at age less than 55 in men and less than 65 years in women is designated as premature IHD. However, in different studies these age limits vary from 35 years to 65 years. Among the population of working age in the Russian Federation mortality from IHD is several times higher tha...
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[Cognitive Disorders and Dementia in Old Patients With Arterial Hypertension].
The article describes the definition of dementia, its diagnostic criteria, classification. Differences in the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of different types of dementia are considered. The issues of interrelation of arterial hypertension and the risk of development of cognitive disorders and dementia i...
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[Impact of Glycemic Variability on Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes].
A growing body of evidences indicates the role of increased glucose variability (GV) as an independent cardiovascular risk factor in diabetes. It has been shown that high GV is associated with coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in diabetic subjects. The impact of enhanced glycemic fluctuations on vascular wall is ...
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[Novel Possibilities in Pharmacotherapy of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure].
In this article we have described clinical pharmacology and data of clinical studies of an innovational drug valsartan + sacubitril in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The use of supramolecular complex valsartan + sacubitril allows to elevate quality of life and improve prognosis of patients with CHF. Hig...
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[Clinical Case of Successful Nephrectomy and Stenting of the Coronary Arteries in Acute Period of Myocardial Infarction in a Patient With Kidney Cancer].
We describe in this case report the clinical situation of development of massive macrohematuria at the background of dual antiplatelet therapy in a patient in the acute period of myocardial infarction with an established diagnosis of kidney cancer and a burdened cardiac anamnesis. Despite the high anesthetic and op...
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[Analysis of the interrelation between immune factors and inflammatory markers, and the course of chronic heart failiure in patients with rheumathoid arthritis].
This review presents relevant information about development and course of chronic heart failure (CHF) associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One of the most discussed issues is the effect of systemic inflammatory process on prognosis of CHF. The review focused on current evidence for significance of this comorb...
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[Results of 3 years work of the Russian hospital register of chronic heart failure (RUssian hoSpital Heart Failure Registry - RUS-HFR): relationship between management and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure].
AIM: To analyze management and outcomes in patients with CHF managed by specialists in heart failure (HF) or general cardiologists/physicians in real-life clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Survival rate, rehospitalization rate, general health condition, and the administered therapy were evaluated for HF pati...
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[Prognostic value of liver stiffness in decompensated heart failure: results of prospective observational transient elastography-based study].
OBJECTIVE: There is growing evidence that liver stiffness (LS) in decompensated heart failure (DHF) is related to congestion, however data about its impact on outcomes are limited. The aim of the study was to evaluate associations and long-term prognostic significance of LS measured by transient elastography (TE) i...
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[Role of ST2 biomarker for the evaluation of myocardial remodeling in patients with ischemic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction].
AIM: 1) To study the role of soluble ST2 (sST2) in evaluation of left ventricular (LV) myocardial remodeling and 2) to evaluate the predictive value of sST2 for development of adverse cardiovascular events (CVE) during 12 months following myocardial revascularization in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) an...
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[Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for early diagnosis of acute kidney injury in patients with acute decompensated heart failure].
BACKGROUND: the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is high in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and is linked with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Predictive biomarkers of AKI could allow improve outcomes in AKI. PURPOSE: to evaluate the value of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associat...
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[Significance of comorbidity for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia].
BACKGROUND: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) remains an uncurable disease, in which the age, number and severity of comorbidities primarily determine the choice of therapeutic tactics and objectives. AIM: To evaluate actual comorbidity and polymorbidity in patients with CLL and a possible relationship between the ...
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[Significance of adipose tissue mass for the clinical course of pneumonia associated with decompensated CHF].
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is one of most important causes of in-hospital mortality in patients with decompensated chronic heart failure (CHF). AIM: To evaluate the effect of adipose tissue mass and body weight index (BWI) on prognosis for patients with communityacquired pneumonia and decompensated CHF. MATERIALS AND MET...
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[ADP-Induced Recalcified Blood Clotting Time as a Marker of Rethrombosis Risk and Effectiveness of Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome].
PURPOSE: to assess the possibility of the use of ADP induced blood-clotting time measurement in clinical practice prognostication of the course of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and assessment of effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy (APT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We enrolled in the study 163 male patients admitted to ...
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[Structural and Functional Characteristics of the Heart in Patients With "Constrictive", "Pseudo-Normal" and "Restrictive" Types of the Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction].
PURPOSE: to study structural functional characteristics of the heart in patients with various types of abnormalities of diastolic function (DF) based on data obtained at stress echocardiography (stress EchoCG) and echocardiographic indexes of myocardial deformation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included in this study 1...
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[Characteristics of Disturbances of Heart Rhythm and Conduction Among Patients Attending Consultation of a Cardiologist at Ambulatory Stage].
We included in this study 652 patients with persistent disturbances of heart rhythm and conductiion who attended a cardiologist of the consulting center during 2 years. Analysis of results of examination of these patients was aimed at identification of possible etiologic factors of the appearance of arrhythmias. In...
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[Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Levels of Total and High-Molecular Weight Adiponectin in Women With Abdominal Obesity].
OBJECTIVE: to investigate influence of different forms of adiponectin on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in women with abdominal obesity (AO) in St.‑Petersburg. It has been recognized before that AO is associated with cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, but mechanism of this association remain...
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[Types of Conduction Disturbances in Pulmonary Veins].
Recently, the notion that in 60-80 % of cases the origin of the pulmonary veins (PV) is the place of origin of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become widespread. It has been shown that in this area, under the action of norepinephrine (HA), in the absence of stimulation, an intrinsic rhythm appears. Using two-channel m...
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[Angiographic Results After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting].
The main place among cardiovascular diseases takes coronary heart disease. The number of coronary artery bypass surgery increases every year. The large number of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed worldwide. The need for assessment of grafts patency is enormous. OBJECTIVE: We are performed analyze of g...
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[Early Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Women With Hereditary Burdening by Cardiovascular Diseases].
PURPOSE: to identify early markers of development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Female firstdegree relatives from 39 families formed 2 groups: families (n=19) containing mothers with arterial hypertension (AH) (group 1) and healthy daughters (group 1a); families (n=20) containing ...
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[The Role of Lipoprotein(a) in the Development of Peripheral and Carotid Atherosclerosis].
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] consists of an LDL-like particle in which the apolipoprotein B100 is covalently bound to apolipoprotein(a) by a single disulfide bond. Lp(a) is synthesized in the liver and its plasma concentration varies from 0 to 400 mg/dl. Increased level of Lp(a) is considered to be an independent risk fa...
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[Heart Failure in Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction - Pumping Heart Failure?].
The review analyzes literature data on the phenomenon of chronic heart failure as a clinical syndrome of hypoperfusion of organs and systems of the body due to multiple causes of pumping inadequacy of the circulatory system. Special attention is paid to diastolic heart failure of different origin. Attention is draw...
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[Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Effective Treatment Possible?].
Chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for about 50% of cases of heart failure, but pharmacotherapy that improves its outcomes has not been developed. The proven principle of improving outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure with a reduced of left ventricular ejection fracti...
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[Aneurysmal Degeneration of a Bioprosthesis].
We present a clinical case of successful correction of aneurismatic dilatation of the anastomosis zone after allotransplant implantation. In 2004 this patient underwent implantation of an arterial allotransplant of "complex architectonics" because of trauma of the iliofemoral arterial segment. After 12 years he rep...
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Psychosocial Risk Factors in Ambulatory Patients With Arterial Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease of 30 Cities in Russia: Data from the КОМЕТА (Сomet) Study.
BACKGROUND: Psychosocial (PS) risk factors (RF) make a substantial contribution in populational burden of cardio-vascular diseases (CVD) and their complications. PURPOSE: The KOMETA (Comet) study was directed to obtaining actual information on PSRF among ambulatory patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and / or ...
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Key Drawbacks of Secondary Ischemic Heart Disease Prevention With Drug Therapy: the Role of Combination Fixed Dose Preparations in Solution of This Problem.
In this article we deal with the problem of low adherence of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) to drug therapy congruent to current recommendations including patients who underwent invasive interventions aimed at myocardial revascularization. Based on analysis of literature, we undertake an attempt to answ...
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Ischemic Heart Disease in Subjects of Young Age: Current State of the Problem. Features of Etiology, Clinical Manifestation and Prognosis.
In addition to conventional risk factors in young patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) numerous other risk factors including genetics play an important role in its causation. Molecular genetic testing is recommended for the detection of monogenic diseases with a high risk of developing IHD, such as familial h...
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Update of the Diagnostic Criteria of J-Wave Syndrome: New Concepts and Their Relevance to Cardiology Practice (According to Materials of J-Wave Syndromes Expert Consensus Conference Report: Emerging Concepts and Gaps in Knowledge (2016).
This review includes main positions of the revision of diagnostic criteria of "J-wave syndromes in the J-Wave Syndromes Expert Consensus Conference Report: Emerging Concepts and Gaps in Knowledge" (2016). The article, systematized according to the sections of the above-mentioned document, outlines the questions of ...
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Antihypertensive Efficacy of a Triple Fixed-Dose Combination of Perindopril, Indapamide, and Amlodipine: Clinical Effectiveness in Ambulatory Practice (Results of the PETRA Study).
Most patients with arterial hypertension (AH) for successful long-term blood pressure (BP) control require combination of antihypertensive drugs acting on various target organs. Accumulated experience shows that about 30 % of patients require combination therapy with 3 drugs from different pharmacological classes. ...
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Value of Contrast-Enhanced Echocardiography of Left Cardiac Chambers for Clinical Practice.
This literature review in devoted to the potential of application of contrast-enhanced echocardiography (CEE) for assessment of structure and function of left cardiac chambers. It contains based on current recommendations discussion of main indications for CEE and analysis of its possibilities in evaluation of perf...
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Myocardial Strain and Stiffness Parameters as a Novel Target of Antihypertensive Treatment.
In the review, the clinical significance of increased myocardial stiffness and strain impairment in the settings of arterial hypertension is considered. The mechanisms of increasing myocardial stiffness as a part of hypertensive heart disease are presented. Particular attention is paid to the role of the sympatheti...
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Methods of Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Current Approaches to the Patients Management.
In this paper we have discussed epidemiology, pathogenesis, and approaches to treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). CTEPH is a unique potentially curable form of pulmonary hypertension. The gold standard of CTEPH treatment is pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. However, about 40% of patie...
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Left main coronary artery compression by pulmonary artery aneurism in patients with long standing pulmonary arterial hypertension.
This review focuses on a rare complication of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), extravasation compression of the left coronary artery (LCA) dilated by the pulmonary artery. The review described clinical manifestations and methods for diagnostics of LCA compression, and advantages of the endovascular correction...
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Left ventricular noncompaction: a distinct cardiomyopathy or a composite anatomical syndrome?
Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is characterized by hypertrabecularity (thickened non-compact layer) with deep intertrabecular recesses that are continuous with the ventricle cavity, and a thin compact layer. The phenotypes of LVNС are extremely variable: the left or right ventricular variant, biventricular ...
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Daily variability of arterial stiffness of patients with arterial hypertension depending on the category of cardiovascular risk.
The study of the daily variability of arterial stiffness indicators, depending on the category of cardiovascular risk. Materials and methods. The study consistently included patients with essential hypertension who were admitted to the cardiology department of the Volga district medical center from November 1, 2015...
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ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Malignancies.
Acute myocardial infarction (MI), the most severe complication of coronary artery disease, develops in 2-4% of patients with various malignancies. PURPOSE: to explore the specific properties of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) course in patients with cancer and its effect on short-term outcome. MAT...
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Changes of Treatment of Patients With Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome in Clinical Practice During Recent Several Years (Data From a Series of the Russian RECORD Registries).
Erlikh A. D. on Behalf of Participants of the RECORD Registers. PURPOSE: to assess changes in the management of patient with Non-ST Elevation (NSTE) Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) which occurred in Russian hospitals during recent several years by means of comparing data from a series ofACS registries RECORD - "old" (...
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Independent Predictors of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention During Hospitalization.
PURPOSE: to elucidate independent clinical and laboratory predictors of adverse cardiovascular events (ACVE) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting in early inhospital period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included in this prospective single center stu...
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Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Compared With Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery for the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Disease: 12-Month Follow up.
THE AIM: Evaluates long-term clinical outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) versus minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) surgery for the treatment of left anterior descending (LAD) lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this single-center study ...
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Bendopnea: Association With Echocardiographic Features and Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.
AIM: to assess the prevalence of bendopnea and association of this symptom with clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic features, clinical outcomes during 2 years of follow-up in ambulatory elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted an open, prospective, non-randomized ...
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The Association of Lipoprotein(a), Apolipoprotein(a) Phenotypes and Autoantibodies to Lipoprotein(a) With Lower Extremity Artery Disease.
AIM: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and low molecular weight (LMW) apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] phenotype are risk factors of сoronary heart disease and stroke. Data about the role of Lp(a) and phenotypes apo(a) in the development of lower extremity artery disease (LEAD) is scarce. The aim of our study was to assess the asso...
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Implantation of Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Children With Long-QT Syndrome: Assessment of Indications, Efficacy, and Safety Based on 10-Year Experience.
PURPOSE: to assess specificities of course of the long-QT syndrome in children before and after implantation of cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), and optimization of indications to ICD-therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included in this study 48 children with long-QT syndrome from 44 unrelated families (28 boys and ...
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Predictors of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.
PURPOSE: to elucidate predictors of development of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) after acute pulmonary artery thromboembolism (PTE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We included in this study 210 patients hospitalized with diagnosis of submassive and massive PTE from 2013 to 2017. In 1 to 3 years after...
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Infective Endocarditis in Moscow General Hospital: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes (Single-Center 7 Years’ Experience).
AIM: to investigate clinical properties of course and outcomes of infective endocarditis (IE) depending on source of infection, to find predictors of mortality in a Moscow general hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included in this study 176 patients with definite and possible infective endocarditis (the Duke crite...
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Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators are the Main Link in the Modern Concept of Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention. Problems and Prospects of the Development of the Method.
The article covers the development of the problem of sudden cardiac death prevention with the implantable cardioverter-defibrillators from the moment of creation of these devices to our days. The current concept of primary prevention of sudden cardiac death, based on the severity of manifestation of heart failure a...
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Noninvasive Assessment of Fractional Flow Reserve Using Mathematical Modeling of Coronary Flow.
Nowadays an invasive evaluation of fractional flow reserve (FFR) is one of the main methods used for detecting lesions that cause ischemia. Invasively obtained FFR <0.75 has the specificity of 100 %, and FFR >0.80 has the sensitivity >90 %. Recent achievements in computational fluid dynamics and computer s...
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New Tactics for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: Switching to a More Effective Therapy.
The article deals with the modern tactics of pulmonary hypertension therapy, used in case of unsatisfactory clinical response to previous therapy. All classes of pathogenetic therapy of pulmonary hypertension are presented, as well as modern views on the risk stratification of annual mortality of patients. Switchin...
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Heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction: are there clinical reasons in introduction of this new group as a distinct entity?
The article discusses the clinical expedience of isolating into a separate classification subgroup of patients with heart failure and a mid‑range ejection fraction (EF) of 40-49 %. Analysis of studies 2017-2018 focusing on the issue of patients with mid‑range LV EF showed that this subgroup is highly heterogenous a...
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Early diagnosis of cardiotoxic complications of chemotherapy: the possibility of radiation research methods.
Oncological diseases are the main causes of death in the world. Modern treatment of cancer patients contributes to an increase in survival rate due to strong chemotherapeutic drugs, the use of which is accompanied by toxic effects on cardiomyocytes. The main manifestations of cardiotoxicity are left ventricular dys...
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Characteristics and treatment of patients with heart failure admitted to a cardiology department in 2002 and 2016.
AIM: To investigate the difference in characteristics of patients admitted to the Tomsk National Research Medical Center with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) in 2002 and 2016. METHODS: Medical charts of all patients hospitalised in a single centre, with a diagnosis of HF, were included. Two three‑month periods wer...
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Clinical significance of serial biomarkers activity determination after acute heart failure decompensation: sST2 NT-proBNP role during long-term follow-up.
AIM: Monitoring of concentrations of modern biomarkers to evaluate the efficacy of long‑term treatment of patients after acute decompensated HF (ADHF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 100 patients with severe decompensated FC II-IV CHF and LV EF <40 % due to IHD, DCMP or AH. At discharge from the hospit...
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High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity Determinants on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease Before Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
OBJECTIVE: to determine impact of different laboratory and genetic factors on high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HOPR) during dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). METHODS: We included in this study 94 patients with stable ischemic heart disease (mean age 59±9.67 years). All patients underwent elective PCI with imp...
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Radiofrequency Pulmonary Artery Ablation for Treatment of Residual Pulmonary Hypertension After Pulmonary Endarterectomy.
OBJECTIVE: to assess the safety and efficiency of radiofrequency pulmonary artery ablation for treatment of residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary endarterectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Radiofrequency pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) was performed in 16 patients (10 men, mean age 39 years [26; 51]). Indic...
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Deficit of Magnesium and States of Hypercoagulation: Intellectual Analysis of Data Obtained From a Sample of Patients Aged 18-50 years From Medical and Preventive Facilities in Russia.
The states characterized by pronounced hypercoagulable components (deep vein thrombosis, cardio- and cerebro-vascular pathologies) are caused by multiple pathophysiological factors, including insufficient supply of magnesium (Mg) and other micronutrients. AIM: to present results of analysis of the Institute of Micro...
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Contractile Function of Isolated Hearts With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction In Vivo.
The aim of the study was comparison of contractile function of isolated hearts of rats with doxorubicin-induced myocardial injury which were tentatively divided according to the level of ejection fraction determined by echocardiography in vivo. After 4 weeks of doxorubicin administration (2 mg/kg subcutaneously onc...
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Relationship of Remodeling of Carotid Arteries and Left Ventricular Geometry in Patients With Chronic Glomerulonephritis.
PURPOSE: to study clinical-functional features of remodeling of carotid arteries and its relation to restructuring of the left ventricle (LV) in patients with chronic glomerulonephritis at pre-dialysis stage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined 269 patients (189 men, 80 women) with chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN) ag...
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Polymorphisms of the SCN10A Gene in Patients With Sick Sinus Syndrome.
PURPOSE: To study association of rs6795970 polymorphism of SCN10A gene with development of idiopathic sick sinus syndrome (ISSS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined 109 patients with ISSS, 59 their healthy 1-st-, 2-nd-, and 3-rd-degree relatives, and 630 controls. Patients with ISSS were divided into subgroups accor...
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Chronic Kidney Disease as Basis of High Thrombotic and Bleeding Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Place of Oral Anticoagulants.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) aggravates course of practically all diseases by worsening outcomes and hindering adequate treatment. Specificities of renal excretion of various drugs, changes of parameters of their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, nephrotoxic effects of drugs, tactics of drug therapy in conditi...
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NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PROGNOSIS, AND CHOICE OF ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY.
In this review we present data on prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), diabetic nephropathy and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients with nonvalvular AF and T2D combined with CKD have elevated risk of both bleeding and thromboembolic complications, as well as of all ca...
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The Case of Successful Surgical Treatment of a Patient With Thoracic Endograft Infection in 5 Years After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.
We present here a case of successful staged treatment of a patient with para-aortic abscess that arose 5 years after thoracic endovascular aortic repair because of thoracic aortic aneurysm. After stabilization of the patient's condition by intensive antibiotic therapy we performed left-subclavian extra-thoracic deb...
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Possible genetically determined mechanisms of arterial hypertension in tobacco smoking.
Te increase in the prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) in populations, ineffective treatment, the need for risk stratifcation, prevention, early diagnosis and successful treatment, actualize genomic studies to develop a personalized therapeutic approach to AH. Te review investigates the possible genetically det...
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Thrombosis risk factors and gene mutations in young age patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Goal of research. Study the role of thrombosis risk factors and polymorphisms in genes in young age patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Te study included 299 patients of age 25 to 44 years old with ACS were treated from 2012 to 2017 at the department of myocardial infarction 1st KGBUZ...
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Antihypertensive and vasoprotective effectiveness of the chronopharmacotherapy in patients with arterial hypertension after acute cerebrovascular accident.
AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of combined antihypertensive chronopharmacotherapy and estimate the daily blood pressure profle (BP) parameters, such as: stiffness of the vascular wall and central aortic pressure in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) who underwent transient ischemic atack (TIA) or ischemic s...
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EPOCHA-AH 1998–2017. Dynamics of prevalence, awareness of arterial hypertension, treatment coverage, and effective control of blood pressure in the European part of the Russian Federation.
AIM: To perform a repeated epidemiological study of a representative sample in the European part of the Russian Federation in 2017 and to compare the dynamics of arterial hypertension (AH) prevalence with the effectiveness of blood pressure (BP) control in the population compared to 1998, 2002, and 2007. MATERIALS AN...
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Atherosclerosis of brachiocephalic arteries and arterial stiffness in patients with breast cancer.
Cardiovascular toxicity is one of the important problems of clinical oncology. Atherosclerosis progression was demonstrated in patients with cancer and chemotherapy.Te aim - to evaluate the vascular wall characteristics and to determine the predictors of AS of brachiocephalic arteries progression during anticancer ...
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Multimarker Approach in Risk Stratification of Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure.
PURPOSE: to study prognostic value of various biomarkers and their combinations in patients who survived decompensation of chronic heart failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients (n=159) who were hospitalized with diagnosis of heart failure (HF) decompensation were included in a prospective single-center study. Exami...
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Impact of Depressive Symptoms on All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
PURPOSE: to assess the association between depression and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We enrolled in this study 156 patients (mean age 55.3±9.6 years) with CHF and implanted devices for CRT. Mean duration of...
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Morphofunctional Features of The Diaphragm in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.
AIM: to study changes in the volumes of muscle, fat, and connective tissue in postmortem issue samples (autoptates) from diaphragm, right ventricle, lower limb (gastrocnemius muscle), as well as morphological changes of the diaphragm muscular structure in patients with different functional classes of heart failure ...
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Effect of Perindopril / Amlodipine Fixed Combination on Ultrasound Characteristics of Ventricles of the Heart in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Arterial Hypertension.
In a group of 32 patients with combined ischemic heart disease (IHD) and arterial hypertension (AH) we studied dynamics of parameters of blood pressure and ECG 24-hour monitoring, as well as ultrasound structural and functional parameters of left and right ventricles during 3-month therapy with fixed dose combinati...
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Difficulties of Diagnostics of Obstructive Coronary Artery Lesions in Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease and Possibilities of Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography.
PURPOSE: to assess diagnostic capabilities of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the detection of obstructive coronary artery (CA) lesions, depending on the meeting appropriate use criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used in this retrospective analysis data from 107 patients with previously diagno...
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Adherence to Medical Treatment in Patients who Have Experienced Acute Coronary Syndrome and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
PURPOSE: to study adherence to therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We analyzed retrospectively 127 case histories of patients who underwent PCI for ACS in 2015 (in Udmurtia at that time PCIs were mostly carried out later than 6 hours after onset of symptoms). INC...
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Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and use of Oral Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and use of antithrombotic agents in adult patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We consecutively enrolled all ACS patients (n=1155) who were hospitalized in two Moscowbased percutaneous coronary intervention centers (each cen...
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Gender and Age Characteristics of Mortality From Diseases of the Circulatory System of the Moscow region. Data 2016 year.
Contribution of diseases of the circulatory system to total mortality of the population remains high. Therefore it is necessary to study factors with most substantial impact on regional morbidity and mortality for elaboration of targeted programs of preventive measures aimed at definite population groups.Purpose of...
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Population Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease Depending on the Volume of Alcohol Consumption by the Population (ЭССЕ-РФ Study in the Kemerovo Region).
PURPOSE: to assess relationship between the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and associated population risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) alcohol consumption in the Siberian region (Kemerovo Region). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This work was carried out within the framework of a multicenter epidemiological stu...
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Functional Diagnostic Methods in Cardiac Prognosis in Major Abdominal Surgery in Patients with Heart Disease or Over 65 Years Old.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Evaluation of the value of the results of the use of cardiac functional examination methods for the stratification of the risk of developing cardiovascular complications in planned abdominal surgical interventions in patients over 65 years of age or with cardiac pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS...
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Rate of Complications at Early Removal of Compression Bandage After Transradial Coronary Angiography.
PURPOSE: to compare rates of access site complications at early (after 4 hours) and traditional (after 24 hours) removal of a compression bandage after diagnostic transradial (TR) coronary angiography (CA) in patients not receiving anticoagulants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included into this study 392 patients (mean...
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Current Trends and Possibilities of Providing Medical Palliative Care in Chronic Heart Failure.
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an important healthcare problem because of high prevalence, morbidity and mortality rates. Treatment resistant symptoms, need for communication and support, unite patients with CHF and oncological diseases but despite that CHF patients rarely receive specialized palliative care (SPC). ...
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Possibilities and perspectives of using cardiac contractility modulation in patients with chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Heart failure is one of the main health care problems all over the world. Although, there are many drugs with proven effectiveness and hi-tech devices, there is a continuous process of searching new possibilities in heart failure prophylaxis going on because of huge economic burden and impact on life quality. Devel...