Background: To estimate quality of life (QOL) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) using SF-36 Health Status Survey.
Subjects And Methods: We included 268 patients (144 men, 124 women) with grade 1-3 AH (subgroup 1 - with coronary stenosis less than 50% (n=158), subgroup 2 - with coronary artery stenosis of 50% or more (n=110)). In the control group - 80 people (47 men, 33 women) without AH.
Background: Aim of our investigation is to study the relationship between the level of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and atherosclerotic process of coronary and brachiocephalic arteries in patients with arterial hypertension (AH).
Methods: Our investigation was performed in regional railway hospital. In our investigation we included 161 male train drivers who had AH with achieved target grades 1-2.