[Cardiac complications and heart rhythm variability in the late post-stroke period].

The aim of this prospective study was to elucidate the relationship between cardiac complications and heart rhythm variability (HRV) in 90 patients (age median 58 (53;67) years) with the sinus rhythm after ischemic stroke. 24-hr Holter monitoring 21 days after stroke was used for temporal and spectral analysis of HRV. The follow-up period lasted 23 (12; 45) months.

[Cardioneurology: the up-to-date key positions and the future prospects].

The up-to-date key positions and the future prospects of cardioneurology were analyzed. The wide range of questions of cardioneurology was represented and the necessity of the interdisciplinary approach to the diagnostics, treating and prevention of the cerebrovascular diseases were proved. It was pointed that the studied problems are the priority directions in angioneurology and have great social and clinical importance.

[Central hemodynamics and cerebrovascular disorders in patients with idiopathic arterial hypotension].

A total of 65 patients (mean age 40.2 +/- 8.1 yr) with neurologic and neuropsychological disorders associated with long-term idiopathic arterial hypotension (IAH) were studied to estimate the state of their central blood circulation.

[Cardioneurological aspects of antiplatelet therapy in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases].

The paper reflects contemporary views of the role of antiplatelet therapy in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in patients with coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke. On the basis of evidence based medicine analytical characteristics of all antiplatelet drugs subjected to clinical trials in the world are presented. Advantages and imperfectness of each agent both as monotherapy and used in combinations are demonstrated.

[Cerebral circulation in chronic hypertensive encephalopathy].

Cerebral blood supply was studied in 123 patients with stage III hypertensive encephalopathy (HE) in the absence of occlusion of main head arteries. Duplex scanning was used to measure blood flow rate in common carotid (CCA), vertebral (VA) and medial cerebral (MCA) arteries. Cortical cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured by single-photon emission CT using 99mTc- ceretec.