[State of the structure and functions of the arterial wall in patients with chronic heart failure against the background of permanent atrial fibrillation and assessment of vasoprotective effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids].

Purpose: to evaluate the state of the structure and function of the arterial wall in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) of ischemic etiology in combination with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) AF and the dynamics of their changes during therapy with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFA).

Material And Methods: in the first phase in order to identify characteristics of a CCF and the restructuring of the arterial wall 120 patients with coronary artery disease and chronic heart failure II-III functional class (FC) were included in the study, then were divided into two equal groups according to the presence of persistent AF. In the second phase patients with CHF and persistent AF were randomized into 2 groups of 30 people to determine the vasoprotective effect of omega-3 fatty acids compared with the standard treatment of CHF.

[Prognostic value of aortic stenosis in patients after acute coronary syndrome].

With the aim to assess prevalence of aortic stenosis (AS) and prognostic value of its detection among survivors of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) we examined 851 patients included into multicenter prospective study of risk factors of serious vascular events and death after acute coronary syndrome. The patients were enrolled into the study in stable condition on 10th day after onset of myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina (UA). Examination involved medical history, laboratory tests and echocardiography.

[Complications of epidural and intratracheal anesthesia].

An analysis of complications registered after 15382 epidural anesthesias and 20035 combined general anesthesias with artificial ventilations of lungs under conditions of a city multitype hospital was made. General amount of complications during epidural anesthesia was 4.43%, during endotracheal narcosis--5.