Importance of Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease - Review Article.

Patients with myocardial infarction (MI) have both major depression as well as depressive symptoms. Therefore, due to the high prevalence of depression in post-MI patients, an assessment of its prognostic importance was put on the agenda. Patients after ACS frequently report fatigue, sleep problems, and sadness.

GENDER SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES IN REPORTING DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME.

In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) low level of depressive symptoms is associated with coronary event recurrence and morbidity. Large epidemiological trials revealed that there is a disparity between males and females in their reports of different somatic depressive symptoms. The aim of our study was to identify gender differences in reporting depressive symptoms in patients with acute coronary events.

[The study of the oil extract of tea leaf possible teratogenic and embriotoxical action].

The aim of the study was the investigation of possible embriotoxic and teratogenic action of small tea leaf oil extract (TLOE)--a new medicinal agent. The study of embriotoxic and teratogenic properties of TLOE was carried on the 20-day's white rat's young (150g-160g) and males (200g-250g). Experiment included selection of animals and their connubium; definition of the first day of pregnancy; introduction of a drug pregnant female; survey of embryos; processing of embryos, revealing of infringements in an internals and osteal system; statistical processing and comparison of results in relation to the intact control.

[Healing activity of the oil extract of tea leaf].

At the department of organic chemistry and chemical technology oil extraction of tea leaf has been received (conditionally EM ChL). Pharmacological action of the medicine EM ChL has been studied on the models of linear and plane wounds, thermal and chemical burns of a skin in white rats. As a drug of comparison Aekol has been used in the comparable doses according to the recommendations of pharmacological committee (registration number 87/295/3).

[Clinical-epidemiological study of patients with toxic liver diseases].

To evaluate effects of potentially hepatotoxic factors on the body we have studied medical histories of 3382 patients hospitalized at the toxicoresuscitation unit of the TSU Clinical Hospital and at the University Therapy Clinic of the City Hospital N1 during 2000-2004. It was found out that the most common etiologic causes of intoxication are medicines and alcohol. The role of chemical substances is also significant.