[Assessment of Vascular Stiffness in Normotensive Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolemia].

Aim: to analyze parameters of vascular stiffness and augmentation index in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).

Materials And Methods: We compared parameters of vascular stiffness of 88 normotensive FH patients (mean age 41.95±1.

[Effect of preoperative infusion volume on frequency of intraoperative nausea and vomiting as complications of spinal anaesthesia in pregnant women during caesarian operation (pilot study)].

Purpose of the study was to define a prophylactic effect of different preload volumes on the rate of intraoperative nausea and vomiting (IONV) as a complication due to spinal anaesthesia (SA) during caesarian operation (SO) in parturient. Data for analysis was collected during clinical observational multi-center research included several medical centers. Statistics involved originally developed method allowed to analyze relative risk changing along the entire interval of all applied preload volumes.

[Heart function changes during pregnancy].

The aim of the study was to assess the left ventricle (LV) systolic and diastolic functions during normal pregnancy. Patients were divided in 2 groups: women with normal pregnancy (30-40 weeks) and a control group--healthy non-pregnant women. Echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) were registered in both groups.

[Gas exchange and respiration mechanics during high-frequency jet ventilation of the lungs].

Gas exchange and pulmonary mechanics in high frequency-jet ventilation (HFJV) were studied during intubation anesthesia in patients with normal respiratory organs. The HFJV frequency ranged from 100 to 400 per minute. The tidal volumes (VT) varied from 50 to 140 ml.