Predicting of Long-term Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm after Cardioversion in Patients with Nonvalvular Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

О. Zharinov1, N. Levchuk2, М. Ikorkin2, О. Sychov2 1Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education 2National Scientific Center “M.D. Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology” MAS of Ukraine Introduction. The choice of the optimal strategy for conducting the patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) and the expediency of prolonged antiarrhythmic treatment after cardioversion is highly dependent on Read More …

Atrial Fibrillation in Patients after Myocardial Infarction: Association with Changes in Heart Structure, Heart Failure and Age

A. Yagensky, M. Pavelko, I. Sichkaruk Lutsk City Clinical Hospital Introduction. Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs in 8.0-22.0% of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). It is associated with a significant increase in both hospital mortality and mortality over a 5-year observation period. AF can be the result of a number of pathological processes – hemodynamic Read More …

State of the Autonomic Nervous System in Patients with the Different Severity Stages of Cirrhosis of the Liver

O. Abrahamovych, M. Abrahamovych, S. Tolopko, M. Ferko, O. Fayura Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. A problem of the occurrence and course of liver cirrhosis (LC) and its severity increase is one of the most difficult in modern gastroenterology. An important place in the pathogenesis of LC, the course of the disease and Read More …

Carbohydrate Determinants of Chorionic Villi Glycoconjugates of Human Embryos, Lost due to Sporadic and Recurrent Miscarriages

I. Zastavnyy, A. Yashchenko, A. Lutsyk Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. The concept of “miscarriage” (MC) includes involuntary abortion in the period from conception to the 16th-26th week of pregnancy depending on the norms of medical legislation of different country. Approximately 15.0% of pregnancies are interrupted, and mostly (three quarters of cases) in Read More …

Clinical and Laboratory Characteristic of Acute Stenosic Laryngotraceitis in Children Hospitalized into Diagnostic Department of Lviv Regional Hospital of Infectious Diseases during the year 2013

O. Hladchenko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Infectious diseases of respiratory organs in children today are one of the most important problems of pediatrics. According to statistics, acute respiratory viral infections (ARVIs) occupy a leading place in the structure of the morbidity of children. The importance of this problem lies in the fact Read More …

Histological Changes of Linear Scleroderma “en Coup de Sabre”

M. Matoshvili, A. Katsitadze, N. Kiladze, D. Tophuria Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia Introduction. Scleroderma is a chronic disease of unknown aetiology characterized by skin fibrosis and is divided into two clinical entities: localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis. But the localized scleroderma is not accompanied by Raynaud’s phenomenon, acrosclerosis and internal organ involvement and the Read More …

Adiponectin in Patients with Bronchial Asthma

O. Slaba Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Despite the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma (BA), the tendency to increase the incidence is observed in all age groups. Particular attention is drawn to the increase in the incidence of asthma in economically developed countries, where the problem of obesity has Read More …

Bone Tissue Remodeling Features in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Depending on the Degree of Bone Tissue Mineral Density Reduction

U. Abrahamovych Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the skeleton characterized by a decrease in bone mass and a violation of the microarchitectonics of bone tissue, which leads to increased bone fragility and fractures. Today, osteoporosis is one of the priority health problems due to the high prevalence Read More …

The Efficacy of Treatment of Hemangiomas in Infants with Nonselective β-Blockers (Propranolol)

A. Kuzyk Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Hemangiomas – are tumorlike vessel changes that occur in children starting from an early age and can appear as minor cosmetic defects that sometimes spontaneously decrease, or can cause serious functional disorders or even be a threat to life. As of today the choice of treatment Read More …

General Principles of Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Children

M. Shorobura Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Taking care of children with multiple sclerosis (MS) requires coordinated efforts of parents and a multidisciplinary medical team: pediatricians, physiotherapists, psychologists, urologists, nurses. Care should ensure maximum improvement in the quality of life of a small patient, especially during the exacerbation of MS. Aim. To describe Read More …