[THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISORDERS-OF EXTERNAL RESPIRATION AND RIGHT HEART REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC BRONCHIAL ASTHMA].

This study aimed at the evaluation of the state of the respiratory system and its possible influence on the structural and functional characteristics of the right heart in patients with atopic bronchial asthma (BA) with a view to optimizing diagnostics and prevention of cardiovascular complications. The study included 189 subjects of whom 148 with BA were divided into 3 groups depending on the severity of the disease. Forty practically healthy volunteers comprised the control group.