[Myocardial infarction in a patient with a single ventricle of the heart].

A clinical case of myocardial infarction in a patient with single ventricle heart defect is described.

[RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMOKING AND INDICATORS OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE].

Aim: To estimate the severity of systemic inflammation in subjects with coronary artery disease (CAD) without bronchopulmonary system comorbidity depending on smoking factor.

Materials And Methods: The subjects were divided into groups depending on smoking factor. We estimated the following laboratory markers of nonspecific inflammation: interleukine (IL)-12, -1β, tumour necrosis factor-α, matrix metalloproteinase-9, C-reactive protein.

[Pulmonary function in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease].

Unlabelled: Currently, there is no convincing evidence of respiratory failure in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Aim: To evaluate the differences in the main parameters of pulmonary function in patients with isolated type 2 diabetes and diabetic patients with CAD.

Materials And Methods: Patients with diabetes were allocated to two groups depending to the presence of CAD.

[Rate of Detection of Atherosclerosis in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Concomitant Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease of Light or Moderate Degree of Severity].

Purpose: to study frequency of detection of atherosclerosis among patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) of light or moderate degree of severity, and to elucidate its relation to lung function and level of C-reactive protein (CRP).

Material And Methods: STEMI patients (n = 154) were enrolled into 2 groups: with (n = 58, group 1) and without (n = 96, group 2) COPD of light or moderate degree of severity. Examination of all patients included pulmonary function tests, color duplex scanning of arteries, determination of C-reactive protein using high sensitive assay (hs CRP) on days 10-14 from STEMI onset.

[Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on one-year prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction].

Aim: To assess the role of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the development of unfavorable outcomes of long-term (one-year) prognosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Subjects And Methods: A total of 529 patients diagnosed with STEMI and no age limits were examined. Group 1 included 65 (12.

[Relationship Between Respiratory Function and Myocardial Structure and Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Ischemic Heart Disease].

Purpose: to analyze main parameters of respiratory dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) with and without concomitant ischemic heart disease (IHD).

Material And Methods: We examined 104 patients with DM without (n= 64, 61.5%) and with (n=40, 38.