Mechanical circulatory support and the role of LVADs in heart failure therapy
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Heart failure is epidemic in the United States with a prevalence of over 5 million. The diagnosis carries a mortality risk of 50 % at 5 years rivaling many diagnoses of cancer. Heart transplantation, long the «gold standard» treatment for end stage heart failure
Digital health interventions for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Objective. To assess the potential benefit of digital health interventions (DHIs) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes (CVD events, all-cause mortality, hospitalizations) and risk factors compared with non-DHIs. Patients and Methods. We conducted a systematic search of
Relapses of pulmonary edema in patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis (the Pickering syndrome)
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In 1988 T. G. Pickering et al. described the development of pulmonary oedema in patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis. The authors reported a series of 11 hypertensive patients with bilateral RAS, who presented with a history of multiple episodes of acute heart
Atrial septal defects: clinical presentations, echocardiographic evaluation and treatment
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Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a frequent congenital heart disease, which occurs in the form of secondary or birth defect and defect of venous or coronary sinus. Pathophysiology: ASD often occur only in adulthood with arrhythmias, paradoxical embolism, cerebral abscesses,
Genetics in dislipidemias
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* Статья написана специально для журнала "Кардиология: новости, мнения, обучение".
Physical inactivity is a disease of the century: physical inactivity as risk factor for diseases of the cardiovascular system and premature aging
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Physical inactivity is major risk factors for the development of many age-related diseases, which include and diseases of the cardiovascular system. Telomeres many scientists are recognised as a biological marker of aging. Low levels of physical activity are associated with
Interactive voting system in lectures on Internal Diseases: lessons for teachers
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The article describes the method of interactive lectures for senior students on «Internal Diseases» using interactive voting system. Academic performance of students at autumn semester is being analized.
Comparative efficacy and safety of allapinine, ethacyzin and amiodarone: choice of optimal antiarrhythmic therapy for rhythm control in case of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
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To compare the efficacy and safety of allapinine, ethacyzin and amiodarone in preventing paroxysms of atrial fibrillation and/or flutter resistant to class IA antiarrhythmic drugs a randomized open parallel study was conducted followed by crossover serial testing in
Bastions of warfarin: its place among oral anticoagulants
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Anticoagulants are widely used in modern medicine for the prevention of thrombotic and thromboembolic complications. The first drug of this group was warfarin per os . Currently there are a lot of drugs of the new generation, but in many cases, warfarin is still the drug of
Evaluation of new endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan pharmacological properties for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Article presents the main results of SERAPHIN study [effect of new endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan on patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)]. The obtained findings confirm high efficiency of macitentan and good tolerance to the drug for patients with
Chronic post thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: new opportunities for patient management
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a special form of pulmonary hypertension, both in terms of etiology, and in terms of treatment. This review presents modern approaches to the management of patients with CTEPH. Today riociguat can be regarded as a
Diagnostic study of tactics surgical revascularization in the subacute phase of myocardial infarction
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The key issue of the treatment of patients with myocardial infarction is the definition of tactics and timing of myocardial revascularization. Remains an important question of myocardial revascularization in the acute and subacute phase of myocardial infarction if
Recurrence of pheochromocytoma extraadrenal localization
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Based on published data, the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma is established posthumously in 30–60 % of cases, with the most frequent localization in the adrenals. There are rare recurrences of tumors after the surgical treatment and do not exceed 10 %. As a rule,