[Possibilities of "E-vita open plus" hybrid stent graft in surgery of thoracic aorta].

Background: The variety of pathology of the thoracic aorta supposes different approaches of surgical management, including the use of hybrid technologies.

Objective: To broaden a possible spectrum of indications for implantation of the "E-vita open plus" hybrid stent graft.

Results: Surgical treatment of thoracic aorta with the help of the "E-vita open plus" hybrid stent graft according to the "frozen elephant trunk" technique demonstrated satisfactory results in patients with various pathology: type A and B acute and chronic dissection according to the Stanford classification, as well as rare diseases (post-traumatic false aneurysm, complicated atherosclerosis of the thoracic aorta).

[Capabilities of radiodiagnostic techniques for evaluating myocardial hemodynamics and contractility in ventricular arrhythmias].

As of now, the study of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) is of topical interest for modern arrhythmology and cardiology. These arrhythmias constitute about 30% of all the arrhythmias and have a diverse etiopathogenetic basis. Having no noticeable impact on a patient's quality of life, VA may cause ventricular fibrillation, severe circulatory disorders, and sudden cardiac death.

[Capabilities of radionuclide imaging study in the evaluation of pulmonary hemodynamics and right ventricular function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Objective: To assess the capabilities of radionuclide imaging studies in the evaluation of pulmonary hemodynamics and right ventricular function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Subject And Methods: Twenty-one patients aged 55.8 +/- 9.

[Assessment of the functional state of the right ventricle by radionuclide tomoventriculography].

The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential of radionuclide tomoventriculography (RTVG) for the study of the functional state of right ventricle (RV) in patients with thromboembolism of branches of the pulmonary artery (TEPA) or ventricular arrhythmias. A total of 96 patients were admitted for examination to the clinics of Research Institute of Cardiology, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2006-2008. They were divided into 3 groups.

[Parameters of perfusion pulmonoscintigraphy and radionuclide tomoventriculography in non-massive thromboembolism of pulmonary-artery branches].

Objective: The present work was aimed at identifying the most informative parameters of perfusion pulmonoscintigraphy and radionuclide tomoventriculography in non-massive thromboembolism of the pulmonary-artery branches.

Materials And Methods: We examined a total of fifty-five patients. The Study Group was composed of 40 subjects (mean age 60.

[Anti-ischemic effects of trimetazidine in patients with post-infarction heart failure].

The antiishemic efficiency of course monotherapy with trimethazidine and its impact on myocardial perfusion were studied in patients with postinfarct dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV), which was associated with moderate heart failure (HF). This prospective controlled clinical study included 47 patients who had experienced myocardial infarction. The patients had also angina pectoris on exertion and NYHA Functional Classes (FC) II-III HF.