[Novel method of analysis of risk of development of ischemic heart disease with the use of genomic and computer technologies].

Aim: to assess effectiveness of the use of modern methods of prognostication for assessment of risk of development of ischemic heart disease (IHD).

Material And Methods: We examined 131 patients with diagnosis of IHD verified by coronary angiography and 159 subjects of control group. Initial information on each patient included the following parameters: traditional risk factors, laboratory parameters, results of instrumental examination, genetic markers.

[Long-term results of conservative treatment of pyo-destructive diseases of the lungs and parapneumonic empyema].

An analysis of results and treatment outcomes of 178 patients has been made. The patients were examined 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 months after discharge from hospital. The parameters characterizing residual cavities, pneumofibrosis, pleural fibrosis and changes in the bronchial tree were analyzed.

[Prediction of outcomes of surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar disk disease].

The paper focuses on algorithms of outcomes assessment of surgical treatment of the patients with degenerative lumbar disk disease. From 1997 to 2006 389 patients with discogenic lumbar pain were operated in the Medical Center of Central Bank of Russia. 185 patients underwent radiofrequency destruction of facet nerves, laser percutaneous lumbar discectomy was performed in 39 patients, microdiscectomy -- in 131, and decompression combined with lumbar spine stabilization -- in 31 cases.

[Biologic markers and occupational monitoring of human exposure to exhaust gases of diesel engines].

The article presents results of studies covering changes in porphyrin and heme synthesis in lymphocytes of miners exposed to exhaust gases of diesel engines.

[Using CAREX data base system for occupational exposure to carcinogens in Estonia].

CAREX (CARcinogen EXposure) is international information system on occupational exposure to know and suspected carcinogens. The CAREX database provides selected exposure data and documented estimates of the number of exposed by workers by country, carcinogen, and industry. CAREX includes data on 139 agents evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, displayed across the 55 industrial classes of the United Nations system (ISIC Revision 2).