[Myocardial infarction in a patient with a single ventricle of the heart].

A clinical case of myocardial infarction in a patient with single ventricle heart defect is described.

[Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava and right atrium in a neonate with thrombophilia: diagnosis, treatment, result].

Hereditary thrombophilia is rare pathology giving rise to a ninefold increase in the risk for the development of thromboembolism in infants. The problem is multifactorial and characterized by high mortality, especially in neonates. Infants who develop thrombosis, particularly those with no family history, are often subjected to testing for hereditary thrombophilia.

[The fatty acid composition of plasma lipids in postmenopausal women].

Two hundred and three postmenopausal females were examined. Pronounced changes were established to occur in the fatty acid composition of plasma lipids with elevated levels of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, reduced content of linoleate and alpha-linolenoate, and a significant increase in the concentrations of arachidonic and dihomo-gamma-linolenic acids. The content of individual fatty acids was found to vary with the type (natural or surgical) of menopause and to be also associated with the major parameters of 24-hour blood pressure profile and intracardiac hemodynamics.

[Ceruloplasmin and peptides of medium molecular weight as parameters in development of acute myeloblastic leukemia].

A dynamic content of ceruloplasmin and medium-molecular peptides were studied in the blood serum of 28 patients with an acute clinical course of myeloblast-type leucosis during a scheduled chemotherapy. The mentioned biochemical criteria were shown to be able to characterize indirectly an intensity of the clinical course, functional liver condition and the efficiency of chemotherapy.

[Cancer of the gastric stump and its prevention].

The paper deals with an evaluation of the condition of 216 cases of stomach resection of ulcer after Hofmeister-Finsterer and using valve anastomosis. Cancer of stomach stump was observed in cases of resection performed after Hofmeister-Finsterer but did not occur in those of valve anastomosis. Postresection gastritis appeared to be more pronounced in the former cases.