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 …

Endothelial Dysfunction, Functional Structural Changes in the Vessels in Patients with the Unstable Angina with Arterial Hypertension

O. Denesiuk National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. One of the most actual problems of modern cardiology is the study of endothelial function, functional and structural changes in arteries, especially in patients with arterial hypertension (AH), the atherosclerotic process primarily affects the arteries of the elastic type (aorta) and slightly less – of the Read More …

Blood Leptin and the External Respiration Function in Patients with Bronchial Asthma

О. Radchenko, О. Slaba Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Epidemiological studies have shown that bronchial asthma (BA) in different countries has 3.0-12.0% of the able-bodied population. It is believed that by 2025 the BA will have another 100-150 million people. Another trend is the health of the population – the increase of the number Read More …

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 …