Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an archetypical multifactorial disorder that is influenced by genetic susceptibility as well as modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, and their interactions. Advances during recent years in the field of multifactorial genetics, in

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) takes the 3rd place in structure of hospital lethal outcomes. The detailed analysis of researches and meta-analyses of use of statins for the purpose of primary and secondary prevention of VTE is provided in the review.

Hypertension is the most common medical and social problem encountered in pregnancy. Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy remain an important cause of maternal, and fetal, morbidity and mortality. Women who develop pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia or other

The article describes the causes of failure of therapy of arterial hypertension (AH). The necessity of an adequate combination therapy of hypertension with two antihypertensive drugs. Shown organoprotective effects of ramipril in patients with AH, particularly its impact on

The paper is devoted to a problem of patients' compliance to long-term treatment of arterial hypertension in combination with various associated diseases. Are considered the oriented strategy with an assessment of the clinical and social and economic statuses of the patient

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder requiring treatment. Key issues include relief of paroxysm and planned antiarrhythmic therapy. The article presents a brief overview of the antiarrhythmic drugs used for the relief of paroxysmal AF and for

Purpose - to assess the rate and clinical predictors of hemorrhagic complications during primary percutaneous coro­nary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST - segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI). Material and methods. 388 STEMI patients admitted to the

Objective. To study the changes of cytokines and acute phase proteins lactoferrin inflammation in patients who have died from the AHF to assess the unfavorable prognosis. Material and methods. The study was conducted in cardiology Department # 1 of City clinical hospital,

Wellens syndrome (WS) can be considered as a variant of acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation, anatomic substrate of which is critical lesion of anterior interventricular artery with increased risk of transformation into extensive anterior myocardial

Vasospastic angina is quite common in the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-centers practice. Vasospasm pathogenesis includes several mechanisms that are not fully understood. This form of coronary artery disease has specific clinical features, typical changes at ECG

Objective - to describe the clinical attributes of pulmonary embolism (PE), and diagnostic and treatment activi­ties according to the hospital register. Materials and Methods. PE hospital register for 2013 - 2015 was analyzed. Results. PE register for 2013 - 2015

Clinical case presents the patient with chronic heart failure, who was diagnosed post-traumatic aortocaval fistula as a result of abdominal stab wounds, carried out a successful surgery.