[Difficulties in diagnostics of acute abdominal vascular diseases].

The article discusses difficulties in diagnostics of some acute vascular diseases of abdominal organs, associated with abdominal pain. The analysis of the reasons for late diagnosis of mesenterial thrombosis and dissecting aneurysm of the abdominal aorta is based on 2 clinical observations.

[Gopten (trandolapril) in the treatment of chronic heart failure in patients with ischemic heart disease].

Aim: To investigate clinical efficacy of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor trandolapril and its effects on myocardial function.

Materials And Method: 20 patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) aged 33-74 years with chronic cardiac failure NYHA class II-IV. 4 of them survived myocardial infarction.