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3 . 2017
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Editorial

Editorial

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Cardiology news

Cardiology news

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Reviews

Problems of providing cardiac care for later-life patients: status and prospects. Part 1. Ischemic heart disease

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With age incidence and prevalence of most cardiovascular diseases increases. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading death cause in patients aged 75 years or older. However, despite significant CVD impact on quality of life, incidence of complications and mortality in

Tropical diseases that cause myocardial damage

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In the structure of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in tropical countries, significant place is occupied by parasitic diseases that occur with myocardial damage. Indeed, usage of modern instrumental and laboratory diagnostic methods has led to the fact that tropical
Original research

Evidence based medicine outside confidence intervals

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In this article question of how far clinical trial results are applicable to real clinical practice is considered and two basic postulates that determine electoral strategy and clinical trials evaluation strategy in order to clinical practice standards formation are discussed.

Age dynamics of integral circulatory parameters in patients without severe somatic pathology

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The work is devoted to the study of central hemodynamics integral indices in patients without severe somatic pathology with normal arterial pressure and preserved contractile function of left ventricle myocardium in the age aspect. Aim: to study the integral parameters of

Ankle-brachial index: extension of diagnostic area

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In this review showed an association of pathological ankle-brachial index (ABI) with cardiovascular risk. The ABI is the ratio of the highest systolic blood pressure in the lower extremity vessels at the ankle divided by the highest systolic blood pressure of the two

Effect of anticoagulant therapy on arterial stiffness parameters in relation to endothelial dysfunction characteristic values in patients with atrial fibrillation (results of the ALICE study)

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The aim of the study was to investigate effect of anticoagulant therapy on arterial stiffness parameters in relation to endothelial dysfunction characteristic values in patients with atrial fibrillation (acronym ALICE). Material and methods. 130 patients with paroxysmal or

Prognostic value of the revascularization index in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

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Aim. To evaluate prognostic value of the revascularization index (RI) in ST - segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods. A single - center prospective observational study was conducted. Included 127 STEMI patients without previous coronary anamnesis which
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Administration of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation in real clinical practice

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In the article results of recent studies in direct oral anticoagulants administration in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in daily clinical practice are represented. The results of retrospective observational studies that examined apixaban efficacy and safety in

Possibilities of candesartan in the treatment of arterial hypertension

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In the article one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular system diseases development and progression is considered: arterial hypertension (AH). Its pathogenesis and history of treatment from the perspective of evidence-based medicine (which are represented in
Clinical саses

Analysis of electrocardiogram of the patient 75 years old with newly diagnosed Brugada

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The article presents a clinical case of first diagnosed Brugada syndrome, that an aged patient has. He was admitted with a suspected case of acute coronary syndrome.

Educational modules

Diagnostics of heart murmurs in cardiology practice. Part 1. General information of heart murmurs

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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Andrey G. Obrezan
MD, Professor, Head of the Hospital Therapy Department of the Saint Petersburg State University, Chief Physician of SOGAZ MEDICINE Clinical Group, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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