[Multifactor stress-echocardiography in the diagnostics of coronary artery disease at the pre-hospital stage].

The aim of the study was to assess tolerance to and the appropriateness of multi-factor stress-echoCG for the diagnostics of initial stages of coronary artery disease (CAD) in out-patient practice. The subjects of the study were 25 men aged 32 to 51 (mean age 43.2 +/- 4.

[Clinical significance of echocardiographic techniques of right heart examination].

Study of the role and function of the right heart and the peculiarities of their remodeling in a range of diseases (heart valvular diseases, pulmonary thromboembolism and its complications, cardiomyopathy, combined cardiorespiratory pathology, heart failure, essential hypertension etc.) is of great scientific and practical interest. An optimal right ventricular (RV) examination should be precise, reflect its function objectively, be feasible in everyday clinical practice, and provide accurate prognosis.

[Clinical and cost-effect results of the activity of the outpatient "Hypertensive Patient School"].

Aim: To analyse clinical and cost efficacy of 6-year (1999-2005) activity of the outpatient "Hypertensive Patient School" (HPS) at the consultative and diagnostic center N 52 of the RF Ministry of Defense.

Material And Methods: A total of 232 hypertensive patients followed up for 2 years were divided into two groups: 120 patients of group 1 participated in the education antihypertensive program at HPS and received combined therapy according to chrono = pharmacology; 112 patients did not attend the HPS and were treated conventionally.

Results: The lectures at HPS raised awareness of the patients about their disease and its risk factors from 45.