[The Impact of Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dilatation on the Course of Anterior Myocardial Infarction.].

Aim: to elucidate effect of asymptomatic left ventricular (LV) dilatation on the course of myocardial infarction (MI).

Material And Methods: LV remodeling and diastolic function, as well as inter- and intraventricular asynchrony were studied in 58 patients with primary anterior MI without signs of heart failure and ejection fraction >40% on month 12 of the disease. Patients were divided into 2 groups: with normal-sized left ventricle (LV end diastolic size [EDS] <5.

[Chronic Reno-Cardial Continuum in Glomerulonephritis].

Objectives: To elucidate main risk factors contributing to development of cardiovascular pathology at the predialysis stage of chronic glomerulonephritis.

Materials And Methods: We examined 173 patients (90 men, 83 women, age 15-70, mean age 36.8+/-12.

[Prevalence of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Disease in Kyrgyzstan: Assessment using WHO STEPS Approach].

Assessment of prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCD) based on WHO "STEPS" approach was conducted in Kyrgyzstan. Results of this study demonstrated high prevalence of NCD risk factors: 94.2% of subjects aged 24-64 years had risk factors.