[Subclinical markers of liver damage in patients with arterial hypertension and obesity].

Aim: To investigate the possibility of preclinical detection of liver damage in patients with hypertension and obesity.

Materials And Methods: The study included 168 patients with hypertension aged 30 to 60 years. All patients underwent general clinical and laboratory-instrumental examination, including ultrasound of the abdominal organs with Doppler assessment of blood flow and determination of markers such as ALT, AST, TG, lipid profile indicators at inclusion, after a month, three months and nine months.

[Prevalence and prognostic value of gastroenterological manifestations of COVID-19: data from the Russian University Clinic].

Aim: Assessment of the prevalence and prognostic value of gastroenterological manifestations in patients with COVID-19.

Materials And Methods: A single-center retrospective cohort study was carried out. Only cases with laboratory confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA using polymerase chain reaction in oro-/nasopharyngeal smear samples were subject to analysis.

[Serum brain natriuretic peptide and its role in acute coronary syndrome with different types of mitochondrial dysfunction].

The level of serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) was measured in 236 patients with acute coronary syndrome. Some of them presented with mitochondrial dysfunction. None showed diagnostically significant BNP levels within 12 hours after admittance, but patients with unstable angina and BNP level below 80 pg/ml had the lowest risk of serious cardiovascular diseases.

Initial clinical experience with extracorporeal shock wave therapy in treatment of ischemic heart failure.

Previous experimental studies have suggested a beneficial effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in patients with ischemic heart failure. Twenty-four patients with ischemic heart failure and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40% received ESWT in addition to their stable treatment. ESWT was performed in 9 sessions with 100 shocks per spot in viable segments detected by dobutamine stress echocardiography.

[Efficacy of shock-wave therapy in the treatment of chronic ischemic heart failure].

Introduction: Shock-wave therapy (SWT) has proved its efficacy and safety in a number of studies in stable effort angina.

Methods: Twenty-four patients (20 men, 4 women; mean age 63.3 +/- 6.