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2 . 2015
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Editorial

Editorial

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Cardiology news

News of cardiology

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Reviews

The coronary slow flow phenomena or «cardiac syndrome Y»: а review

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Myocardial infarction in young individuals is a rare event that is seldom due to atherosclerotic coronary artery diseases, except in the setting of familial hyperlipidemias with accelerated atherosclerosis. Potential etiologies of myocardial injury in young patients are

Anticoagulant therapy at difficult-to-treat patients with atrial fibrillation

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The risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation increases with age and in patients with impaired renal function. Apixaban, a novel oral anticoagulant, was compared with warfarin in the ARISTOTLE trail and showed reduction of the rate of stroke,

Cardiovascular complications of HIV-associated immune dysfunction

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Prolonged survival in HIV infection is accompanied by an increased frequency of non-HIV-related comorbidities. It is suggested that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) occur earlier among HIV-positive patients compared with HIVnegative patients, and at a higher rate. Several

Differential diagnosis of transient loss of consciousness

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Transient loss of consciousness (TLC) may result from syncopal and nonsyncopal conditions. Syncopes are the dominant cause of TLC, but they should be distinguished from diseases with ather mechanisms of partial or complete loss of consciousness than cerebral hypoperfusion.

Role of inflammatory factors in atrial fibrillation

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The influence of factors of inflammation and oxidative stress on emergence of the fibrillation of auricles (FA) is estimated in this article. It considers the role of such indicators as the C-reactive protein, interleukins, a tumor necrosis factor α , NF-kappaB, matrix

Telomere length and cardiovascular diseases: focus on chronic psychological stress

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Modern medicine is characterized by the introduction of new methods of diagnosis, risk assessment and progression of various diseases and their prevention and treatment. Particular attention is paid to the predicative and personalized medicine, which allows to optimize the
Clinical саses

Clinical case of ruptured noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm

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Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is evagination (sacculated or finger-shaped) of aortic sinus wall, often accompanied by its burst in presented heart compartments. Clinically SVA does not manifest itself before the burst. Authors describes clinical case of ruptured
Clinical guidelines

Heart disease at storage diseases

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Кардиология : Национальное руководство / Под ред. Е. В. Шляхто. - 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. - М.: ГЭОТАР-Медиа, 2015. - C. 679-683.

Cardiovascular disease at kidney disease

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Кардиология : Национальное руководство / Под ред. Е. В. Шляхто. - 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. - М.: ГЭОТАР-Медиа, 2015. - C. 691 -694.
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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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