Mortality Among the Population of Ukraine in 30 Years (1991-2021) as an Irrevocable Loss of Human Resource

V. Ruden Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. In the process of reproduction of the population in the earthly period of the population’s life, death, which “… spread to all people” since the fall of Adam and Eve, did not escape the population of independent Ukraine at the end of the 20th and the Read More …

Results of donor`s blood screening on the presence of hepatitis C antibodies in the blood service of Ukraine for 2019-2021

V. Novak, O. Tarasyuk, S. Primak, O. Tushnytskyi, I. Myskiv SI IBPTM NAMS UKRAINE Introduction. An indicator of social and medical well-being, in particular, during wartime in Ukraine, is the level of spread of one of the hemotransmissive infections – hepatitis C. After being contaminated with hepatitis C virus donor blood is transformed from a Read More …

The Model of Experimental Non-Infectious Autoimmune Uveitis With Key Clinical Signs Manifestation Depending on the Severity Level

N. Kuryltsiv Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Uveitis primarily affects young individuals and often leads to loss of productivity. Understanding the clinical, immunological, and morphological characteristics of this disease is of utmost importance and should be based on a thorough study of its developmental mechanisms. Therefore, the experimental modeling of uveitis in rabbits Read More …

Evaluation of Cytokines and Biomarkers of Inflammation Indices in Patients with Peritoneal Sepsis with Different Degrees of Severity

O. Plytka I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University Introduction. Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock are major public health problems worldwide. The consequences of sepsis are especially unfavorable for people with weakened immunity. Biomarkers of inflammation play an important role in the diagnosis of sepsis: C-reactive protein and procalcitonin, the indices of which increase significantly in Read More …

The Nature and Frequency of Comorbid Heart Lesions in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosed by Echocardiography, Detection and Characteristics of Their Syntropic Variants

L. Kobak, O. Abrahamovych, U. Abrahamovych, S. Guta,L. Tsyhanyk Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by damage of different organs and systems. It has been proven that cardiovascular events are proportionally more frequent in SLE compared to the general population of the corresponding age and sex. Echocardiography Read More …

Indicators of Calcium-phosphorus Metabolism and Bone Remodeling as Risk Factors for Bone Mineral Density Disorders in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

V. Chemes, O. Abrahamovych, U. Abrahamovych, O. Fayura, N. Drobinska, L. Kobak Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Osteoporosis (OP) is one of the most common causes of disability decrease in life expectancy among the elderly. The main risk factors for the occurrence of osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include family predisposition, female sex, Read More …

Achievements in Malignant Arrhythmias Prediction Over the Last Decades Cardiology and the Results of Own Research

V. Denesyuk National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. With severe heart diseases, ventricular arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation can occur. The aim of the study. To analyze the achievements of arrhythmology in the field of predicting malignant arrhythmias over the past decades cardiology and to present the own results. Materials and methods. Literature surway of 34 articles supplemented with Read More …

Achievements of Cardiology in the Investigation of Diagnostic Criteria and Predictors of Complications in the Blood Circulatory System in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease Combined with Arterial Hypertension (Literature Review and Own Results)

V. Denesiuk National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. It is generally accepted, that activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is the first step in the development of hypertension, subsequently leading to the formation of atherosclerotic lesions in blood vessels of heart, brain, kidneys, aorta, and further alteration of peripheral vessels. Some time after the onset of Read More …

Advances in the Investigation of Vascular Remodeling and Endothelial Function in Heart Disease Over the Past Decades (Literature Review and Own Results)

V. Denesyuk National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. Studies of vascular remodeling and endothelial dysfunction induced by different cardiological pathologies are far from complete. The aim of the study. To analyze recent advances in the investigation of vascular remodeling and endothelial dysfunction on the background of cardiological diseases according to literature database and own Read More …

Studying Predictors of Acute Left Ventricular Failure and Criteria for the Progression of Chronic Heart Failure in Cardiac Pathologies (Literature Review: Results of Own Research)

V. Denesyuk National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. Few works have been published in the literature on the prediction of predictors of acute and chronic heart failure. The aim of the study. Аnalyze the achievements of cardiology in the field of studying the predictors of predicting acute left ventricular failure and the criteria for Read More …