[Experience from a 10-year prospective prophylactic examination of the workers of a computer manufacturing factory].

A prospective epidemiological study was carried out for 10 years at a factory manufacturing computers using an automated information system functioning on the basis of microcomputers CM-1800. The genuine prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors of their onset was revealed. Methods of early diagnosis of the diseases were suggested, variants of the controlled therapy were elaborated.

[Differential diagnostic criteria in dilated cardiomyopathy and ischemic heart disease].

A study is presented in 59 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and 41 patients with ischemic heart disease. Diverse changes of the indices of lipid metabolism antioxidant system and metabolism of adenylic nucleotides, data of transesophageal stimulation of the left atrium indicate that these values along with clinical findings are of importance for the differential diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy and atherosclerotic myocardial sclerosis.