[Pulse-therapy with glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide in the treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans].

Effectiveness of glucocorticoid and cyclophosphamide pulse-therapy was studied in patients with thrombangitis abliterans (TA). We examined 28 males. All of them were treated with antiplatelet agents and vasodilators in standard doses.

Relationships between von Willebrand factor and hemorheology in sportsmen.

It is well established that exercise performance in athletes is related to improved blood fluidity. However, training effects on functional state of endothelium and relations of endothelial cell functions with hemorheology are poorly known. Circulating levels of von Willebrand factor may serve as a good marker of endothelial cell functions, its activation, and damage.

[Effects of pulse-therapy on natural anticoagulant system of the endothelium in nonspecific aortoarteritis].

Aim: To investigate the influence of pulse-therapy on anticoagulant system of the endothelium in patients with nonspecific aortoarteritis.

Material And Methods: Eleven patients (9 females and 2 males, mean age 33.4 +/- 8.