Comparative study of brain activity and functional connectivity in blepharospasm and blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia by Yanying Wang, Min Luo, Bo Hou, Yang Li, Yingmai Yang, Feng Feng, Lin Wang, Xinhua Wan

“…We aimed to identify shared and different functional changes in BSP and BOM, trying to unveil the pathogenesis of these disorders and the mechanism of dystonic spread.Materials and methodsThis single center study recruited 16 BSP patients, 16 BOM patients and 20 healthy controls (HC). …”
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Cardiac and vascular remodeling in arterial hypertension: the role of concomitant obesity by V. N. Kandilova

“…Heart: increased size and volume, myocardial mass, myocardial mass index, decreased contractility and more frequent detection of diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle of the heart. Arteries: increase in thickness of the intimamedia complex, decrease in intraadventitial diameter of the right and left common carotid arteries, more frequent detection of endothelial vasomotor function impairment using the right brachial artery as an example. …”
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Prevalence and echocardiographic predictors of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by K. G. Adamyan, L. G. Tunyan, A. L. Chilingaryan, L. R. Tumasyan

“…To study the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients withnormal ejection fraction heart failure (NEJHF) without AF in anamnesis,and to perform comparative analysis of echocardiographic parameterswith the parameters of patients with NEJHF and known AF, as to studyindependent predictors of AF occurrence in NEJHF.Material and methods. Totally, 182 patients included (105 women)with metabolic syndrome and NEJHF (II-III functional classes by NYHA)at the age 63±12 y. o., with sinus rhythm and no anamnesis of AF(n=118), and with paroxysmal AF (PxAF) in anamnesis (n=28) orpersistent (PeAF) in anamnesis (n=36).Results. …”
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Morphological and functional status of heart and large arteries in young individuals with unstable blood pressure by G. G. Efremushkin, T. V. Filippova, A. G. Kharlova, V. V. Dekhar

“…Young individuals with UnStBP, compared to their peers with StNBP, demonstrated higher linear and volume atrial and ventricular sizes, as well as higher left and right ventricular stroke volumes. All morphological and functional changes were more pronounced for the right ventriculum. …”
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Structural and functional state of various zones of skin microcirculation in men with isolated diastolic hypertension by Andrei I. Korolev, Andrei A. Fedorovich, Aleksander Yu. Gorshkov, Valida A. Dadaeva, Mikhail G. Chaschin, Anna V. Strelkova, Ksenia V. Omelyanenko, Maria A. Mikhailova, Oxana M. Drapkina

“…Material and Methods — Our study sample included 275 men (aged 30 to 60 years) subjected to the comprehensive medical examination, which included blood tests, videocapillaroscopy (VCS) on the left ring finger, laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) in the skin of the middle finger tip and forearm at rest, functional tests and photoplethysmography (PPG) on the left forefinger, determination of flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery, echocardiography, ultrasound imaging of extracranial and femoral arteries, and also 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). …”
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Atorvastain effectiveness in patients with heart failure, preserved systolic function, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by E. S. Kozlova, A. S. Popova, Yu. M. Lopatin

“…To evaluate the dynamics of clinical parameters and cardiac morphology and function in atorvastatin-treated patients with ischemic heart failure (HF), preserved systolic function, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).Material and methods. …”
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EFFECT OF MITRAL REGURGITATION ON CHRONIC HEART FAILURE COURSE AND STRUCTURE-FUNCTIONAL HEART STATE by V. N. Larina, B. Y. Bart, M. P. Mikhaylusova, B. N. Mamtsev

“…To evaluate chronic heart failure (CHF) course, functional and structural heart changes in patients with functional mitral regurgitation (MR) of various degrees.Material and methods. …”
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Structutal-functional heart state in patients with henoch-schönlein purpura depending gallbladder condition by L. M. Strilchuk, О. М. Radchenko, S. M. Stadnik, A. L. Filipiuk, R. R. Guta

“…To reveal peculiarities of heart structure and function in patients with HSP in dependence of gall bladder condition. …”
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Risk of heart failure depending on the state of renal filtration function in patients with uncomplicated hypertension by A. I. Chernyavina, N. A. Koziolova

“…To assess the risk of heart failure (HF) depending on the state of renal filtration function in patients with uncomplicated hypertension (HTN) without kidney dysfunction.Material and methods. …”
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The impact of rehabilitation on the recovery of executive functions in stroke patients with different location of the ischemic focus by Agnieszka Jankowska, Olga Hadław-Klimaszewska, Jarosław Rakoczy, Marta Woldańska-Okońska, Robert Irzmański

“…Material and Methods Ninety patients after ischemic stroke were examined (right hemisphere stroke: N = 33, left hemisphere stroke: N = 57). …”
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Structural and functional myocardial abnormalities and arrhythmias in patients with type 1 diabetes complicated with ketoacidosis by N. V. Mukha, A. V. Govorin, D. N. Zajtsev, A. P. Filev

“…To study the structural and functional cardiac changes and arrhythmias in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) complicated with ketoacidosis.Material and methods. …”
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Metabolic disturbances and endothelial function in elderly patients with systolic and diastolic chronic heart failure by I. A. Sukmanova, D. A. Yakhontov, I. V. Osipova

“…To study the associations between metabolic disturbances, cytokine levels, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and endothelial function markers in elderly patients with various types of chronic heart failure (CHF).Material and methods. …”
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Features of structural and functional state of the heart in patients with chronic heart failure with comorbid hypertension by I. V. Drozdova

“…Materials and Methods. Hemodynamic, structural and functional changes have been studied in 77 patients (21 women and 56 men) with chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction using echocardiography. …”
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Structural and functional state of postinfarction myocardium and vascular endothelial growth factor: is there a connection? by A. M. Vorob'ev, V. I. Ruzov, A. S. Salmin, M. A. Mel'nikova

“…To reveal the relationship between the serum concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor and the structural and functional state of the myocardium in patients in the post-infarction period at the stage of rehabilitation.Materials and methods. …”
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Treatment optimisation in patients with functional Class II chronic heart failure and arterial hypertension by S. G. Kanorskyi, V. G. Tregubov, V. M. Pokrovskyi, N. A. Bulozhenko

“…Results.While both medications improved left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, only quinapril demonstrated beneficial effects on LV structure, geometry, and systolic function. …”
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BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE AS BIOCHEMICAL MARKER FOR STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL HEART DISORDERS IN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by S. V. Ivanova, Yu. A. Vasyuk, E. Yu. Shupenina, P. V. Krikunov, I. A. Sadulaeva

“…Assessment of structural and functional condition of the left and right heart chambers related to the level of NT-proBNP and clinical signs of CHD in AH patients.Material and methods. …”
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THE MATHEMATICAL MODELING ESTIMATION OF THE AORTIC VALVE STATE DURING MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT by I. B. Bykov, G. P. Itkin

“…This work is to research the aortic valve functioning during left ventricle bypass with non-pulsatile pump.Materials and methods. …”
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Diagnostic value of non-invasive indicators of myocardial function in patients after myocardial infarction by V. E. Oleynikov, A. V. Shcherbinina, A. V. Golubeva, V. A. Galimskaya, O. D. Vershinina

“…To study the diagnostic value of myocardial function parameters to assess their predictive ability in relation to left ventricular (LV) global contractility in patients after myocardial infarction (MI).Material and methods. …”
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Comparative analysis of cardioprotective effects of two renal denervation techniques by T. M. Ripp, S. E. Pekarskiy, A. E. Baev, T. R. Ryabova, E. I. Yaroslavskay, A. Yu. Falkovskaya, E. S. Sitkova, V. A. Lichikaki, I. V. Zubanova, M. A. Manukian, L. I. Gapon, V. F. Mordovin

“…We assessed structural and functional cardiac characteristics using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE).Results. …”
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The effect of sleep deprivation on cardiac function and tolerance to ischemia-reperfusion injury in male rats by S Jeddi, J Zaman, A Nezami-Asl, A Ghasemi

“…Materials and methods: Male Wistar rats were divided into control and SD groups (n=8/group). …”
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