[Clinical and Laboratory Parameters and Complication Rates In Patients With Myocardial Infarction Without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease].

Aim: To evaluate clinical, anamnestic and laboratory data and the incidence rate of complications in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) without obstructive coronary artery (CA) disease.

Material And Methods: This study included 158 patients with MI without obstructive CA disease (main group), 150 patients with MI and obstructive CA disease (comparison group), and 55 patients without documented ischemic heart disease (IHD) (control group). Clinical and anamnestic data, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, concentrations of high-sensitivity troponin and C-reactive protein (CRP) were evaluated, and electrocardiography, Holter electrocardiogram monitoring, echocardiography, and coronary angiography were performed for all patients.

[Takotsubo syndrome. Clinical and pathogenetic aspects. Basics of diagnosis and treatment].

The review article presents current data on the problem of takotsubo syndrome; the authors touched upon the main issues of epidemiology, clinical picture, pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease development. The problems of diagnosis, the basic principles of therapy, as well as possible complications and outcomes are considered. The authors presented a diagnostic algorithm, as well as updated international InterTAK diagnostic criteria, according to an expert consensus document on takotsubo syndrome of the European Society of Cardiology, published in 2018.