[The diagnosis of micro- and macroangiopathies of the lesser circulation in diabetic patients].

Patients with diabetes mellitus aged under 40 in the state of compensation demonstrate significant drop of pressure in the pulmonary artery system as compared to the corresponding parameter in those patients with diabetes mellitus beyond 40, which fact suggests presence of microangiopathies in the system of the pulmonary artery in the absence of concurrent pulmonary diseases and with similar duration of the illness.

[The myocardial contractile function and central hemodynamics of patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus during treatment].

The results of echocardiographic investigation of 48 patients with type I diabetes mellitus (DM) were compared: 48 patients received routine therapy including diabetic management, insulin and vitamin therapy, 32 received this type of therapy plus a complex consisting of inosine, benphothiamine and pyridoxal phosphate. A considerable decrease in myocardial contractility and hemodynamic disorder were revealed against a background of DM decompensation in both groups of patients. Clinical improvement resulting from the use of the above complex showed good correlation with a positive course of echocardiographic values of myocardial contractility and pumping function.