[Efficiency and safety of using the modified protocol for the administration of the domestic class III antiarrhythmic drug for the relief of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation].

Aim: Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of the modified refralon administration protocol for the relief of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).

Materials And Methods: The study included 39 patients (19 men, mean age 6312.8 years).

[Adherence and efficacy of long-term PAP therapy in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders associated with cardiac conduction disorders].

Aim: To study the effectiveness of prolonged use of PAP therapy (positive airway pressure therapy) in eliminating sleep respiratory disorders and associated cardiac conduction disturbances.

Materials And Methods: We included 21 patients who were examined at the Myasnikov Institute of Clinical Cardiology, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, regarding cardiac rhythm and conduction disturbances, as well as obstructive sleep apnea and who have been on PAP therapy for more than 12 months. The average age was 66.

[Recent advances in diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation].

Alterations of heart rhythm are a common clinical event. They can be caused by almost any kind of heart disorder. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm.