The Role of Gene of the Tumor Necrosis factor-alfa G-308A Polymorphism in the Development of Congestive Heart Failure in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Obesity

P. Kravchun, O. Kadykova, N. Ryndina, S. Krapivko Kharkiv National Medical University Introduction. One of the widespread and prognostically unfavourable conditions in cardiovascular diseases is a congestive heart failure (CHF), where an important role is given to the proinflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of the disease. Polymorphic variants of the gene of tumor necrosis factor-a Read More …

Age-related Сhanges of Diameter and Deformability of Red Blood Cells

L. Aladashvili, M. Arabuli, N. Tchlikadze Tbilisi State Medical University Іntroduction. The diameter and deformability of red blood cells (RBCs) play a very important role in the maintenance of normal blood flow in the microcirculation. RBCs deformability has been described based on three physical properties: membrane viscoelastic properties, the internal viscosity and the surface area-to-volume Read More …

Characteristics of Syntropie Comorbid Extrahepatic Lesions in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Depending on the Portal Hypertension Severity Degree

M. Abrahamovych, M. Ferko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Topicality. Liver cirrhosis is one of the most severe diseases in the world, therefore a special attention is paid to its diagnosis and treatment. Today liver cirrhosis is considered to be a chronic diffuse progressive liver disease, which is manifested by restructuring of its parenchyma Read More …

Characteristics of the Respiratory System Status in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and the Dependence of its Syntropic Lesions on the Severity of the Disease due to C. G. Child – R. N. Pugh Class

S. Ya. Tolopko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Today we know, that the course of liver cirrhosis (LC) depends on a number of factors: the nervous and humoral regulation, the proportion of cells, that form the sinusoidal blood flow, neurotransmitters of the autonomic nervous system and other features, that ensure the normal course Read More …

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Mild Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

A. Reiti, A. Golovin, I. Yatsyk Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Introduction. Over the last few decades, the incidence of acute pancreatitis is increasing, partly due to the increasing number of patients with cholelithiasis, which is the reason of 27,0-62,0 % of cases. Therefore, an adequate treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis remains Read More …

Clinical and Functional Features of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Concomitant Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

H. Kyyak Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. According to various international registries, the proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a cohort of patients with acute coronary syndrome ranges from 22.0 to 34.0 %. The onset of acute coronary syndrome in those patients occurs, on average, 14.6 years sooner than in Read More …

Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Systolic Heart Failure, Impact of Diuretics on Quality of Life

V. Ivanov, Yu. Savitska, A. Kovalchuk National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. Quality of life (QoL) of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) is an integral part of a comprehensive analysis of their condition and helps to evaluate the effectiveness of various methods of treatment and rehabilitation. Using different medicines, including diuretics, has a Read More …

Charcteristics of the Autonomic Nervous System in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and its Dependence on the Severity of Portal Hypertension due to the Values of the Heart Rate Variability Parameters

M. Abrahamovych, M. Ferko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Liver cirrhosis, accompanied by the disorders of all organs and systems, including the autonomic nervous system disorders, which greatly accelerates the negative prognosis, taking part in the pathogenesis of the leading syndrome – portal hypertension, is a major cause of death of the hepatological patients. Read More …

Determining of Treatment Tactic and Planning of Atypical Removal of Asymptomatic and Without Any Pathological Changes Impacted Mandibular Third Molars

Y. Vares, S. Kyyak Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Management of the asymptomatic and without any pathological changes impacted mandibular third molars should be based on a detailed assessment of all advantages and risks. It is very important to make a correct diagnosis based on the clinical and radiologic data and to prognose Read More …

Informative Value of Combination of Molecular Genetic and Cytogenetic Diagnostic Methods in Myelofibrosis

R. Lozynskyy1, M. Voronyak1, L. Poluben2, I. Dmytrenko2, M. Lozynska1,3, Ya. Vygovska1, Z. Maslyak1 1State Institution “Institute of Blood and Transfusion Medicine AMS Ukraine” 2State Institution “National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of NAMS of Ukraine” 3State Institution “Institute of Hereditary Pathology of NAMS of Ukraine”, Lviv Introduction. Myelofibrosis is a rare disease affecting myeloid progenitor stem cells. According to the Read More …