Allopurinol in the complex therapy of acute decompensation of heart failure by Laura H. Sarieva, Marina D. Muksinova, Svetlana N. Nasonova, Igor V. Zhirov, Sergey N. Tereshchenko

“…To evaluate the efficacy of allopurinol in patients with ADHF, hyperuricemia, and reduced glomerular filtration rate compared with standard of care for 6 months. Materials and methods. We present the results of a 6-month follow-up for 72 patients with ADHF, hyperuricemia, and reduced filtration function of the kidneys, calculated using the CKD-EPI formula, divided equally into two groups: group 1 received standard of care for HF combined with a xanthine oxidase inhibitor – allopurinol, and group 2 received standard of care only. …”
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Application of T1 MRI in takotsubo cardiomyopathy by Liene Balode, Robert Kelly, David Gamble, Dana Dawson, James Ross

“…Introduction: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a temporary and severe left ventricular dysfunction caused by extreme emotional or physical stress, which confers significant mortality and morbidity.1 Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) sequences have been analysed to determine their diagnostic abilities in takotsubo patients. …”
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Hypothermic machine perfusion of a donor kidney using an experimental dextran-40-based preservation solution and orthotopic transplantation (experimental study) by V. G. Shestakova, V. K. Bogdanov, R. D. Pavlov, V. M. Terekhov, A. S. Timanovsky, A. A. Zharikov, A. N. Shibaev, N. V. Grudinin

“…After obtaining kidney from an NHB donor, ex vivo HMP of the left donor kidney using a dextran-40-based preservation solution was performed and peripheral vascular resistance (PVR) parameters were measured. …”
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Possibilities of cell therapy in thoracic surgery by I. S. Polyakov, V. A. Porhanov, A. L. Kovalenko, I. V. Gilevich, O. N. Ponkina, V. S. Zima, D. D. Karal-ogly, S. V. Orlov, A. S. Sotnichenko, A. G. Zavgorodnyaya

“…A histological examination of the autopsy material was performed at the end of the follow-up time. …”
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Robotic assisted anatrophic nephrotomy “oyster-pearl extraction technique” for deep and centrally located endophytic renal mass by Mahendra Pal, Amandeep Arora, Ankit Misra, Ajit Gujela, Uday Chandankhede, Manoj Tummala, Sugam Godse, Ganesh Bakshi, Santosh Menon, Gagan Prakash

“…The present video aims to demonstrate the Robotic-assisted ‘Oyster-pearl extraction technique’ via anatrophic nephrotomy in managing deep and centrally located endophytic tumors. Materials & Methods: An elderly female with morbid obesity, presented with a completely endophytic, centrally located left renal mass, size of 25 × 23 × 22 millimeter, with nephrometric score of 10a. …”
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Subtle myocardial effects of rheumatic heart disease in children are revealed earlier with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography by Hüseyin Ilgın Bal, İrem Türkyılmaz, Şeyma Kayalı, Ayhan Kılıç

“…In order to evaluate the left ventricular regional myocardial functions of the patients, tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) and speckle tracking echocardiographic parameters were compared with the control group. …”
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Possibilities of hyperuricemia correction in acute decompensation of heart failure by Laura H. Sarieva, Svetlana N. Nasonova, Marina D. Muksinova, Igor V. Zhirov, Sergey N. Tereshchenko

“…To evaluate the safety of allopurinol prescription in patients with ADHF, hyperuricaemia and reduced level of glomerular filtration rate irrespective of left ventricular ejection fraction. Materials and methods. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Smart Prosthetic Sockets: Enhancing Gait Symmetry and User Comfort by Shahed S. Nasir, Wajdi Sadik Aboud, Sallehuddin Mohamed Haris

“…Where the difference in (gait cycle time, step velocity, heel contact, and mid-stance) between the left and right leg is equal to (0.54, 4.3, 0.19, and 0.34) respectively, when the patient uses the traditional, while these values reduce to (0.09, 0.7, 0.07, and 0.27) respectively when the patient used the smart, it improves comfort by modifying pressure distribution, relieving pressure points, and enhancing functionality through gait analysis. …”
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Dry Eye Syndrome in the Practice of a Cataract Surgeon: A Clinical Case by N. V. Maychuk, M. G. Petrova, D. A. Yarkin, N. Sh. Sarhadov

“…When conducting a study of the condition of the ocular surface using a slit lamp with a module for diagnosing dry eye syndrome (MediWorks, China), signs of an evaporative form of mild (right eye) and moderate (left eye) degree were revealed: the average tear film rupture time was 9.68 (OD) and 2.83 (OS) seconds, the height of the lacrimal meniscus is 0.22 mm (OD) and 0.17 mm (OS), the thickness of the lipid layer is grade 3 (OD) and grade 2 (OS), the percentage of non-functioning meibomian glands is 35 % (OD) and 44 % (OS). …”
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Single or multiple arterial grafting to design a coronary bypass: a retrospective study by A. V. Frolov, N. I. Zagorodnikov, R. S. Tarasov, E. V. Grigoriev

“…The most common cause for the failure of anastomoses was competitive flow (most frequently registered in the anastomoses between left internal thoracic artery and left anterior descending artery, left internal thoracic artery and diagonal branches of left anterior descending artery, right internal thoracic artery and left anterior descending artery, and between right internal thoracic artery and right coronary artery), poor distal bed (most frequently revealed in the anastomosis between left internal thoracic artery and obtuse marginal artery, saphenous vein and diagonal branches of left anterior descending artery, saphenous vein and obtuse marginal artery, and between saphenous vein and right coronary artery), progression of atherosclerosis in combination with poor distal bed (most frequently detected in the anastomosis between right internal thoracic artery and obtuse marginal artery), and combination of poor distal bed, competitive flow, and graft degeneration (most frequently found in the anastomoses between radial artery and obtuse marginal artery and between radial artery and right coronary artery). …”
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Y Reverse: Modified technique in challenging airway management by Gaetana Messina, Giovanni Natale, Davide Gerardo Pica, Giuseppe Vicario, Noemi Maria Giorgiano, Rosa Mirra, Vincenzo Di Filippo, Beatrice Leonardi, Francesca Capasso, Francesco Panini D'Alba, Riccardo Vinciguerra, Alessia Caputo, Maria Antonietta Puca, Mario Pirozzi, Ciro Balbo, Sara Di Lorenzo, Stefano Farese, Giovanni Liguori, Giovanni Vicidomini, Giovanni Messina, Alfonso Fiorelli, Fortunato Ciardiello, Morena Fasano

“…Inclusion criteria: patients in which the length of the stenosis of the right bronchi was greater than that of the left bronchi, advanced oncological conditions, severe respiratory failure; exclusion criteria: Karnofsky scale with <40 points. …”
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SPECIAL ASPECTS OF IMPLANTATION OF A HEART PUMP SUPPORT SYSTEM AVK-N AS A «BRIDGE» TO HEART TRANSPLANTATION by T. A. Khalilulin, V. M. Zacharevich, V. N. Poptsov, G. P. Itkin, A. O. Shevchenko, R. Sh. Saitgareev, A. M. Goltz, A. R. Zakiryanov, N. N. Koloskova, N. N. Abramova, N. Y. Zacharevich, E. A. Nikitina, M. A. Danilina, S. V. Gautier

“…A tiny implantable system «Portable device for assisting cardiac circulation» (AVK-N; Russia) was used for replacing the pumping function of the left ventricle. All patients were examined according to the program of potential recipients for heart transplantation, before the applying of prolonged mechanical circulatory support. …”
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in a patient with myxoma of the heart and thrombophilia of mixed genesis by V. G. Okorokov, O. V. Evsina, V. A. Fomina, K. A. Tkachenko, N. V. Dubova, R. M. Khashumov

“…CTEPH functional class III (World Health Organization), moderate risk. …”
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A Glass Fiber-Reinforced Resin Composite Splint to Stabilize and Replace Teeth in a Periodontally Compromised Patient by Angelika Rauch, Sebastian Mehlhorn, Manja Mühle, Dirk Ziebolz

“…In spite of the fracture of the splint, all materials were functionally and esthetically stable over the follow-up period of 22 months.…”
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Clinical variants, outcomes and prognosis of hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy: results of long-term follow-up by D. V. Bogdanov, I. I. Shaposhnik

“…The clinical progression of HNOCM was manifested  by the diverse dynamics of complaints.  Structural  and functional progression was manifested mainly by a combination of different dynamics variants (in 79,1% of cases), including a decrease in the mobility of left ventricular walls, an increase  of left atrium  dimension,  aggravation  of diastolic  dysfunction,  but  not deterioration  of myocardial hypertrophy. …”
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Insulin resistance contribution to pathogenesis of cardiac remodeling in patients with hypertension in combination with obesity and type 2 diabetes by M. E. Statsenko, M. V. Derevyanchenko

“…To evaluate the insulin resistance contribution to pathogenesis of left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with hypertension (HTN) in combination with obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D).Material and methods. …”
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CARDIO-RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IN LATE REHABILITATION PERIOD AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY by E. Yu. Sabirova, E. N. Chicherina

“…Functional class (FC) of angina and heart failure (HF) was assessed. …”
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Cardiovascular risk stratification in elderly men with coronary heart disease by E. G. Volkova, I. V. Tantsyreva

“…To assess cardiovascular risk in elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), in regard to myocardial structure and function, myocardial electrical activity, myocardial repolarisation heterogeneity, metabolic, immune and traditional risk factors (RFs).Material and methods. …”
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Sibutramine monotherapy in arterial hypertension combined with obesity by S. V. Nedogoda, I. N. Barykina, U. A. Brel, T. A. Chalyabi, G. V. Mazina, E. V. Podolskaya, A. A. Ledyaeva

“…Inclusion criteria were Stage I-III AH, systolic BP (SBP) level 140-180 mm Hg, and no previous AHT At baseline and in the end of the study, all participants underwent 24-hour BP monitoring (BPM), echocardiography (EchoCG), blood biochemistry, and pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement, as well as 6-minute walk test, QoL assessment, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale administration. In men, erectile function was also assessed.Results. Compared to traditional AHT, Meridia® more effectively reduced SBP, diastolic BP, left ventricular myocardial mass and increased ejection fraction. …”
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Carvedilol and bisoprolol effectiveness in patients with myocardial infarction and heart failure by A. I. Chesnikova, E. A. Lavrik, I. V. Bedareva, I. N. Koshenskaya

“…To assess carvedilol and bisoprolol effects on clinical symptoms, hemodynamics and morpho-functional heart characteristics in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and chronic heart failure (CHF).Material and methods. …”
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