[Prospects of stem cells application in patients with ischemic heart disease (review)].

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of human mortality. Despite of recent advances in the management of CHD (drug treatment, coronary angioplasty and stenting, coronary artery bypass surgery) prognostic estimation of this kind of mortality threatens to increase to the year 2030. Major cause of adversity of CHD is decrease in myocardial contractility which leads to heart failure (HF).

Most common poisonings and their management--data from Tbilisi.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the toxicological aid and efficiency of preventive measures and methods in treatment of acute exogenous intoxications in hospitals in Tbilisi in 1990-2005. Structure of poisoning accidents in Tbilisi, its trends in last decade is analyzed and explained. The data were obtained in Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Medical statistics in Tbilisi.

[Ratio of electrical and electromechanical ventricular systoles in the acute period of myocardial infarct and its significance for the late prognosis of sudden death].

The lengthening of the electric ventricular systole in relation to electromechanical systole in acute myocardial infarction is shown to be significant for long-term postinfarction prognosis of sudden death. The use of electromechanical systole as a reference for electrical systole appears to be a more sensitive predictive index, as compared to the electrical systole duration with a correction for heart rate.