[The evaluation of the elastic properties of the arterial wall by ultrasonic study data in patients with atherosclerotic vascular lesions].

Ultrasonic scanning method in a real scale of time was used in examination of 10 patients with abdominal aorta (AA) aneurysm, 10-with arterial hypertension (AH), 10-with obliterating atherosclerosis of the lower extremities vessels (OALEV) without AH and practically healthy controls aged 32-45 years. AA aneurysm and OALEV diagnosis was made according to the ultrasonic investigation and roentgen-contrast angiography data obtained. The statistically significant (P < 0.

[Tactics of treatment of patients with atherosclerotic circulatory encephalopathy].

Immediate and late follow-up results of nonoperative and operative treatment of 244 patients with atherosclerotic dyscirculatory encephalopathy (ADE) were analyzed. The effectiveness of operative treatment is 1.9 times the non-operative one.

[The significance of the functional status of the crural muscles in the pathogenesis of the postthrombophlebitic syndrome].

Venous stasis, disorders of oxygen metabolism and other disturbances in the post-thrombophlebitic syndrome result in reduction of the contractile function of the crus, i.e. muscle pumping capacity.

[Postextrasystolic potential in patients with a left ventricular postinfarct aneurysm].

The author analyzes the effect of postextrasystolic potentiation of contraction of the asynergic regions of the myocardium in 18 of 34 patients with postinfarction aneurysm of the left ventricle evaluated by contrast ventriculography. There was a statistically valid increase of the extension of the zones of hypokinesia due to reduction of the relative length of akinetic regions as compared with data of control contractions, a significant rise of reduction of the sizes of hypokinetic zones, increase of the fraction of ejection of the contractile segment in the general fraction of ejection. It is recommended to use the effect of postextrasystolic potentiation of contraction on the function of asynergic regions of the myocardium with the purpose of assessment of their vitality, determination of resection borders and expediency of their revascularization in the course of aneurysmectomy.

[Surgical treatment of vertebrobasilar insufficiency].

The results of surgical correction of blood flow in the vertebrobasilar basin in 58 patients ranging in age from 32 to 65 years were analysed. In 75.9% of cases, the disease was secondary to atherosclerosis.