[Diabetes mellitus as a problem of modern cardiology].

Type II diabetes is a highly prevalent condition closely related to current rise of incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Most of unfavorable effects of diabetes are realized through impact on cardiovascular system. Diabetes accelerates processes of atherogenesis in all age groups.

[Comparative study on use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and cardiac glycosides in the treatment of cardiac insufficiency].

The efficacy of captopril (capoten) and digoxin was comparatively studied in long-term randomized, double blind trials of 22 male patients with postinfarction cardiosclerosis, functional classes I-III and preserved sinus rhythm. The optimal doses of the drugs proved to be small (0.31 and 35 mg/day of digoxin and capoten, respectively).