Cardiotoxicity of Chemotherapeutic Drugs (Literature Review and Clinical Case Description)

Ashot A. Avagimyan, Lusine G. Mkrtchyan Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi Introduction. Oncological diseases are currently one of the leading causes of death, due to the cardiovascular diseases. At the same time, modern antitumor therapy, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, allows life-saving and social adaptation of the cancer patients for decades. However, Read More …

Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With 2 Type Diabetes Mellitus (Review of Literature; Description of the Clinical Case)

Z. Bilous1, О. Abrahamovych1, N. Mazur2, S. Ryabokon2, N. Ilenkiv2, N. Bevza2 1Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University 2Clinical Hospital “Lviv Railway”, branch of the health care center on transport of PJSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” Introduction. Despite the significant advances in the study of pathogenesis, clinics, diagnostics and treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), it remains one Read More …

Non-melanoma Skin Cancers in Uranium Miners – Clinical Cases

Cliff Rosendahl1, N. Kiladze2, T. Shulaia3 1 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 2 Tbilisi State Medical University 3 Medical Center “Marjani” Introduction. Using sources of ionizing radiation in various spheres of human life became an integral part of the existence of modern society and the necessary condition for further scientific and technological progress. However, Read More …

Takotsubo Syndrome (Takotsubo) (Clinical Case with the Analysis of Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Algorithms for the Management of Patients)

M. Shved, S. Lypovetska, V. Gurskyi, N. Kovbasa, M. Pelo I. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University Introduction. Takotsubo syndrome is a transient stress-induced condition that simulates acute coronary syndrome. The disease is rare and difficult for verifying due to necessity of using invasive techniques. At present, there are following main pathophysiological hypotheses of Takotsubo syndrome: Read More …

Peculiarities of Calcium-Phosphorus Metabolism and Bone State in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Diagnosis and Principles of Differential Treatment (Literature Rewiev and Clinical Case Description)

N. Drobinska, O. Abrahamovych, U. Abrahamovych, M. Farmaha Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. The disorders of calcium-phosphorus metabolism and bone tissue state, which are the main cause of spontaneous fractures and motor activity disorders in patients with liver cirrhosis, they require deeper understanding of etiology and pathogenesis, the use of laboratory-instrumental methods of Read More …

Malignant Neurofibroma (Neurogenic Sarcoma) of the Mammary Gland (Clinical Case Description)

А. Kens1, А.-М. Kens2 1Clinical Hospital of Lviv Railway 2Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Background. In the modern literature, much information is devoted to skin and subcutaneous manifestations of neurofibromatosis, much less – to organs’ failure. In the literature available to us, we did not come across the descriptions of plexiform neurofibroma (neurogenic sarcoma) Read More …

Herpesviruses in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Literature Review and Clinical Cases Description)

U. Abrahamovych, O. Abrahamovych, S. Guta Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Systemic lupus erythematosus is one of the autoimmune diseases prevailing in women of reproductive age and is, quite often, the cause of their disability. In recent years, the attention of researchers has been focused on clarifying the role of herpesviruses in origin, Read More …