Sleep Disorders and Risk Factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Hypertensive Patients with Obesity in the Practice of Physician-Internist

O. Radchenko, N. Bek, I. Zvorska, R. Mykulynets Overview of the literature on clinical signs and diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea has been made, and the results of the examination of 41 patients with hypertension stage II, 1–3 degree and 1 degree obesity have been presented. Patients with complaints of snoring, according to the survey, Read More …

On the Necessity of Development of the Criteria of Professional Suitability of the Workers with Arterial Hypertension

N. Grechkivska The problem of cardiovascular diseases is one of the most important in medical science and practical public health. The most urgent problem of hypertension is in groups of working population suffering from the harmful factors of production environment and labor process such as noise, vibration, harmful industrial climate and so on. To develop Read More …

Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant System in Men with Urogenital Lesions after Stomach Resection

S. Krystopchuk The state of lipid peroxidation (LP) and antioxidant system in 50 middle-aged men with erectile dysfunction (ED) after stomach resection (SR) and in 36 middle-aged patients with chronic pyelonephritis (CP) after surgery operation apropos of complicated gastroduodenal peptic ulcer (CGPU) were characterized. It was found, that in the late terms after the SR Read More …

Characteristics of the Autonomic Nervous System State in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with the Different Activity Degree According to the Indices of Heart Rate Variability

U. Abrahamovych The aim of the study was to describe the autonomic nervous system state in the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with the different activity degree of the disease according to the heart rate variability indices. The study involved 83 patients. It was concluded, that the autonomic nervous system state in the patients with Read More …

Informativeness of the Preoperative Examinations in Patients with Small Focal Lesions of the Thyroid Gland

А. Kebkalo, A. Reyti The analysis of the results of a comprehensive study (ultrasound + cytology) in patients with thyroid nodules up to 1 cm is presented. Were compared the results of the pathomorphological, cytological and ultrasound findings, were evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the ultrasound examination and the fine needle aspiration biopsy using Read More …

The Influence of Performance Therapy with Statins on Androgen Balance in Patients with Stable Angina in Combination with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

О. Kapustуnskа Тhe present paper analyzes the influence of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) on androgen balance in 120 patients with stable angina (SА) combined with the diabetes mellitus (DM). It demonstrates the definition of the levels of total testosterone (TT), testosterone-estradiol binding globulin (TEBG) in plasma and free androgen index calculation (FAI) = TT•100/TEВG. Read More …

Structural and Functional Features of the Heart and Blood Vessels in Hypertensive Patients with Different Body Mass

V. Tashchuk, H. Hrebtiy, Omer Muhammad Khuda Bakhsh, Aissaoui Anis The study made it possible to identify the changes of structural and morphological, systolic-diastolic indices of the left ventricular remodeling and vascular endothelial function parameters in patients with hypertension and normal and high body mass and underweight patients. Endothelial function was studied with the use Read More …

Characteristic of Calcium and Phosphorus Homeostasis and Bone Mineral Density in Children from Ecologically Polluted Regions Before and After Treatment

N. Кеch We investigated 239 children from ecologically polluted regions and 70 children from ecologically clean area. Children’s age is from 3 to 18 years, sex – 48, 0 % boys and 52, 0 % – girls. Level of calcium and phosphorus in the blood and urine in these children before and after the treatment Read More …

The Role of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules in Vascular Disorders and Organ Dysfunction in Acute Pancreatitis Patients

S. Chooklin1, O. Hranat2 1Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University 2Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital Introduction. The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) in the world has increased over the last years, mainly due to alcohol consumption. The increasing of the AP severity is characterized by pancreatic necrosis, local complications and systemic organ dysfunction and is about Read More …

Peculiarities of the Hypertension Course in Patients with high Level of Anxiety

O. Radchenko, L. Pylypiv Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Arterial hypertension (AH) keeps the leading position in the list of the most common diseases of the cardiovascular system. AH often is accompanied by psycho-emotional disorders of different expression level. Aim. Determination of the psycho-emotional status of the patients with AH and the characteristics Read More …