Features of the Clinical Signs, Changes of the Natriuretic Propeptide (NT-proBNP), Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Heart Rate Variability in the Patients with the Stable Angina Pectoris Combined with Thyroid Hypofunction

M. Shved, I. Prypkhan I. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University Introduction. In the patients with angina pectoris, in case of the iodine deficiency, the metabolism processes, hemodynamics and autonomic regulation can often change. Aim. To find out the peculiarities of the changes of the natriuretic propeptide NTproBNP, diastolic function of the left ventricle and heart Read More …

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

N. Kech State Institution “Institute of Hereditary Pathology of NAMS of Ukraine”, Lviv Introduction. One of the decisive mechanisms of the influence of xenobiotics on a human organism is the disturbance of calcium-phosphorous homeostasis and oxidative metabolism of cells due to the changes in the intracellular flow of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P), their replacement on specific receptors, and subsequent activation 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 Bukovinian State Medical University Introduction. Pathological effects of obesity are realized primarily through arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, glucose intolerance, the prevalence of which is increasing among people with excessive body weight. However, numerous epidemiological studies have shown, an increased mortality rate from coronary heart disease and Read More …

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

O. Kapustynska Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Since cholesterol is a substrate for the synthesis of sex hormones, including testosterone, changes in androgen availability in patients taking statins can be expected. At the same time, the effect of statins on androgenic provision of patients with coronary artery disease was studied selectively, mainly in Read More …

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

А. Kebkalo, A. Reyti Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Introduction. Doctors of various specialties – endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, oncologists – pay much attention to the choice of tactics of treatment of small focal forms of thyroid gland. However, despite the tangible progress, the transition to a molecular or genetic level of the diagnosis 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 Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Vegetative disorders are a term that unites varieties of origin and manifestations of the violation of vegetative functions of the organism, which are caused by the disorders of their neurogenic regulation. Regarding the pathogenesis of the autonomic nervous system (NS) dysfunction in the presence of systemic Read More …

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

S. Krystopchuk Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. For the treatment of complicated peptic ulcer (PU) of gastroduodenal zone (GDZ) gastrectomy (GE) is still preferred, but in 78.3% of operated post-gastrorectomy disease (PGD) occurs, which can be in a form of 17 syndromes-urogenital, immunological, hormonal-metabolic, pancreatic-hepato-biliary, cardiovascular, etc. Due to the demographic crisis in Read More …

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

N. Grechkivska Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Introduction. 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, Read More …

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 Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) – a condition accompanied repeated, stop of breathing due to complete (apnea) or partial (hypopnea) narrowing of the airways during sleep at throat and termination of pulmonary ventilation with preserved respiratory effort which appears snoring, reduced Read More …

Optimization of Surgical Treatment of Severe Hallux Valgus by Modified Osteosynthesis Method

A. Yatskevych Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Attention to the problem of Valgus deviation of the first toe (VDFT) does not weaken for about 200 years, due to its considerable population distribution (18,0-20,0%), as well as the lack of treatment efficacy, the recurring nature of deformation Aim. To optimize the treatment of VDFT, Read More …