[Rheumatic fever].

This lecture-style paper highlights all major problems pertinent to rheumatic fever Definition of acute RF and chronic rheumatic heart disease is proposed and desirability of the use of these terms in clinical practice is explained. Present-day epidemiology of RF is described with reference to marked differences in its prevalence in developed and developing countries. Modern classification of acute RF is described as adopted by the Russian Association of Rheumatologists and recommended for the use in Russian medical facilities.

[The cytoprotective role of endogenous heat shock proteins during the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome].

The study involving 48 patients with the preliminary diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome aged 54-78 years included analysis of clinical, laboratory and instrumental data for subgroups with different definitive diagnosis (myocardial infarction and unstable angina in 28 and 22 patients respectively). On the whole, the mean content of HSP-70 at admission averaged 2.1 ± 0.

[Dynamics of echocardiographic index in aquanauts during the period of long-term effects of deep diving (to 500 m)].

The authors presented the echocardiography and doppler sonography of aquanauts during the period of long-term effects of deep diving (to 500 m). According to the analysis of the given data the following was revealed: imperceptible atrium distensibility, left ventricular concentric remodeling without myocardial hypertrophy, saving of general and regional myocardial contractile function, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction grade 1, intact right ventricle, orthoarteriotony in pulmonary artery, change of size and distensibility of the aortic root. The authors came to conclusion that there are 2 different process in the structural ventricular remodeling during the period of long-term effects of deep diving--envolving myocardial consolidation and heart chamber dilation.

["Diver's lung": features of respiratory system remodeling in Navy aquanauts in long-term period after deep saturation dives].

It is established that after the termination of deep saturation dives reorganization of respiratory system at navy aquanauts proceeds. This remodeling is specific, atypical for natural age dynamics.

[Use of SPECT-scanning of the heart in estimating of influence of drugs of the background therapy of ischemic heart disease on myocardial perfusion].

Some new facts about the influence of different groups of drugs on myocardial perfusion were educed during the research. Educed facts conduce representation extension by matching the optimal therapy of ischemic heart disease. With the help of SPECT-scanning were educed myocardial blood flow, areas of maximal hypoperfusion and its influence on time pattern and redistribution of myocardial blood flow in patients receiving disease-modifying agents and statins.