[Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome and its Role in Acute and Long Terms Of the Disease].

Aim      To evaluate the endothelial function using an Endo-PAT2000 instrument before and after mental stress tests in patients with Tacotsubo syndrome (TS) during acute and long-term periods and to compare the obtained results with laboratory markers of endothelial dysfunction (ED).Material and methods  This study included 45 patients with TS (mean age, 63.5±13.

[Myocardial Infarction in the Group of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation].

Prevalence of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and atrial fibrillation (AF) has been growing every year. These patients represent a highest risk group and, thus, require special attention of clinicians. The article foсused on mechanisms of the AF and MI interaction, special aspects of prediction depending on the type of AF and MI, and the issue of antithrombotic therapy in this patient category.

[Secondary form of Takotsubo syndrome, developed on pulmonary embolism].

The clinical case of the Takotsubo syndrome (TT) developed in process of treatment pulmonary embolism (PE) in old woman is described. A feature of this observation is the occurrence of TT not in the acute phase of PE, but in a month after the debut of the disease and in a week after the start of successful treatment.

[THE NEW APPROACH TO EVALUATION OF ENDOTHELIUM DYSFUNCTION: DETECTION OF NUMBER OF CIRCULATING ENDOTHELIUM CELLS USING FLOW CYTOMETRY TECHNIQUE].

The endothelium dysfunction takes leading place in pathogenesis of development of cardiovascular diseases. The circulating endothelium cells of peripheral blood can act as a direct cell marker of damage and remodeling of endothelium. The study was carried out to develop a new approach to diagnose of endothelium dysfunction by force of determination of number of circulating endothelium cells using flow cytometry technique and to apply determination of circulating endothelium cells for evaluation of risk of development of ischemic heart disease in women of young and middle age.