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2 . 2019
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Editorial

Editorial

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Degree of compliance of hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation with inclusion criteria in clinical studies with direct oral anticoagulants

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Modern clinical practice guidelines for direct oral anticoagulants administration (DOAA) for prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) embolic complications are based on the results of randomized clinical trials (RCT). However, how far does patient setting (RCT participants)
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Increased cardiac troponins, not associated with acute coronary syndrome. Part 1

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The aim of the review was to describe causes and mechanisms which underlie increased cardiac troponins levels in patients without established myocardial infarction. Wide-scale introduction of high-sensitivity analysis for troponins determination in common use, which has

Increased cardiac troponins, not associated with acute coronary syndrome. Part 2

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In the 2 nd part of the literature review we consider causes, mechanisms and diagnostic significance of elevated cardiac troponin levels in case of inflammation in the heart (myocarditis, endocarditis, pericarditis), cardiomyopathies and takotsubo syndrome, tachyarrhythmia,

Arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk score in people in their middle and late adulthood during sports and physical training

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Arterial hypertension (AH) is known as one of the major modifiable risk factors (RF) for main cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Ability to control this risk factor allows influencing cardiovascular and overall mortality rate. Despite preventive measures, the AH incidence in

PCSK-9: modern views about biological role and possibilities of use as a diagnostic marker for cardiovascular diseases. Part 1

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In the first part of the literature review a brief historical digression on the PCSK-9 mechanism of action discovery and study is represented. The most important experimental works are described and analyzed. All of them were followed by a series of important discoveries,

Anticoagulant therapy in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation from a security perspective

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In the article analysis of current data on the possibility of anticoagulants administration in elderly patients is represented. Age is a proven risk factor for a wide range of diseases that are often combined with one another in one patient. It is known that comorbidity is
Clinical саses

Type 2 myocardial infarction as a manifestation in oncohematologic patients

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Acute leukemia is a rare cause of myocardial infarction. Differential diagnostics of type 1 and 2 myocardial Infarction in oncohematology is difficult, since thrombosis is relatively rare, especially as an initial symptom. Rapid definition of the underlying medical condition

Hypereosinophilia are in the practice of a cardiologist: the way to the diagnosis

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A practicing cardiologist makes a differential diagnosis in a patient with eosinophilia with a variety of conditions and diseases. The search for the cause of eosinophilia is associated with performing laboratory and instrumental examinations, consulting with various

Aortic valve reconstruction in infective endocarditis as an alternative to prosthetics

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The standard of care of aortic valve disease is valve replacement. We represent the cLinical case of a 26-year-old man surgical treatment with infective endocarditis of the aortic valve caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Taking into account young age of the patient and
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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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