Desquamative Gingivitis - A Clinicopathological Review.

This article aims to review the etiology, clinical features and diagnosis of desquamative gingivitis in order to outline all the aspects necessary to increase the efficiency of patient management. Because of the polymorphic etiology, dental practitioners may elude the correct diagnose. Consequently, we find it important to underline all the clinical features that desquamative gingivitis may have as well as the associated oral lesions.

[Effect of losartan, lisinopril and their combination on hemodynamics and morphofunctional parameters of the heart in patients with chronic cardiac failure].

The aim of the study was to evaluate effects of losartan receptor I antagonist (AT) and/or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (iACE) on clinical manifestations of the disease, hemodynamic characteristics, morphofunctional heart parameters in patients with chronic cardiac insufficiency (CHI) complicating coronary heart disease (CHD). A total of 60 patients aged 48-72 (mean 62 +/- 8.4) years with persistent symptoms of functional class II-IV CHI and left ventricular (LV) fraction = < 45% complicating CHD.

[Clinicofunctional condition and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before and after outpatient treatment with fenspiride].

Aim: To study effects of long-term administration of fenspiride in combination with broncholytic drugs on dynamics of clinical symptoms, external respiration function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Material And Methods: A comparative randomized trial of fenspiride used for 6 months in combination with broncholytic drugs enrolled 68 COPD patients. A clinical status, external respiration function were examined.

[Hartil effects on structural-functional condition of the heart in patients with chronic cor pulmonale].

Aim: To study effects of long-term administration of ACE inhibitor ramipril (hartil) on renin-angiotensin-aldosteron system (RAAS), dynamics of clinical symptoms of the disease and structural-functional indices of the right and left ventricle (RV, LI) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with decompensated chronic cor pulmonale (CCP).

Material And Methods: X-ray examination, echocardiography (echo-CG), investigation of external respiration function were made in 45 patients with non-exacerbated COPD with CCP. The study group consisted of 25 COPD patients with CCP.