Relation between Tobacco Smoking/Electronic Smoking and Albuminuria/Vascular Stiffness in Young People without Cardiovascular Diseases.

Introduction/objective: Tobacco smoking is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseases. In recent years, alternative types of smoking, including vaping, have been becoming popular. The contribution of vape to vascular and renal injury is not known.

[INSULIN RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME AS AN INDICATOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK].

Aim: To study blood insulin level in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) with and without metabolic syndrome (MS) and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors.

Materials And Methods: We examined 127 patients with stable coronary heart disease (mean age 59.4 ± 5.

[The Role of Ombrophilic Dissipotrophic Bacteria in Wood Decomposition].

The summarized experimental data on ombrophilic bacteria isolated from dystrophic waters formed by a mycobacterial community during the process of spruce wood decomposition are presented. It was demonstrated that the ombrophilic microbial community was characterized by wide phylogenetic diversity at the initial stage of spruce wood decomposition by xylotrophic fungi under low mineralization conditions. It was noted that bacteria were able to grow under acidic and ultrafresh conditions and most of them were referred to oligotrophs.

[Effect of Fixed Lercanidipine/Enalapril Combination on 24-Hour Blood Pressure Proffie in Elderly Patients With Arterial Hypertension].

We studied effect of therapy with fixed combination of lercanidipine and enalapril on 24-hour blood pressure (BP) profile in 34 elderly patients (mean age 76.4±5.2 years, 14 men, 20 women) with degree I hypertension.

[Quality of neuronal signal registered in the monkey motor cortex with chronically implanted multiple microwires].

Disconnection of central and peripheral parts of motor system leads to severe forms of disability. However, current research of brain-computer interfaces will solve the problem of rehabilitation of patients with motor disorders in future. Chronic recordings of single-unit activity in specialized areas of cerebral cortex could provide appropriate control signal for effectors with multiple degrees of freedom.