Publications by authors named "B Shelest"

Objective: The aim: To investigate the association between hypertension and serum Caspase-8 levels in COPD patients.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 95 COPD patients (GOLD 2nd grade, group B) were included in the study: 47 non-hypertensive COPD patients formed the main group, and 48 patients with concomitant COPD and hypertension formed the comparison group. Patients underwent examination according to GOLD 2022 Guidelines.

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Objective: The aim: To investigate the prognostic potential of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio and caspase-8 levels in prognosis of COPD development in healthy individuals.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 77 individuals were involved into the study: 47 with COPD and 30 healthy volunteers. Patients underwent examination according to GOLD 2022 Guidelines.

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The aim of the study is determination of the role of left ventricular dysfunction and heart dyssynchrony in the disease's course and prognosis in patients with arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2T) and obesity. A retrospective analysis of clinical and special exam results was carried out in different groups: 1st group (n = 49), is characterized by worsening course (WC) of the disease, that was estimated 6 months after the beginning of the study; 2nd group (n = 86) without worsening of disease's course. The criterion of worsening course in patients was exaggeration of target-organ damage.

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The authors discuss modern approaches to the treatment of atrial fibrillation with reference to diabetic patients. The studies carried out thus far showed the importance of differential anti-arrhythmic therapy taking account of the clinical form of ciliary arrhythmia. The possibility of surgical and preventive treatment (up-stream therapy) is demonstrated.

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The aim of the study was to determine the concentrations of inflammatory markers C-reactive protein (C-RP) and cytokines - IL-1β, IL-4 in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and obesity. The study involved 64 patients with hypertension, who were divided into 2 groups. The first (main group) consisted of 39 patients with arterial hypertension II degree and obesity 1 st.

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