Nephroprotective peptides of Laennec® in the context of pharmacotherapy for nephro-hepato-metabolic disorders by O. A. Gromova, I. Yu. Torshin, A. N. Gromov, O. V. Tikhonova

“…Background. Renal-hepatic dysfunction, which often occurs in liver dysfunction, requires the use of effective and safe nephroprotective agents. …”
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Fosinopril – a drug of choice in chronic heart failure prevention and treatment by N. Yu. Khosyainova, V. M. Tsareva, O. V. Sukharukova, I. V. Milyagina

“…To study ACE inhibitor fosinopril effects on remodeling, diastolic filling of left and right ventricles (LV, RV), ectopic myocardial activity, heart rate variability, endothelial function, and microcirculation in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and LV diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). To study fosinopril effects on clinical status, central hemodynamics, remodeling, LV and RV diastolic filling in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and LV systolic dysfunction (LVSD). …”
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Complex assessment of cardiovascular risk factors at Health Centres by M. V. Avdeeva

“…The prevalence of autonomic dysfunction or “Myocardium” parameter increase, as an isolated RF, reached 8,84% and 9,45%, respectively. …”
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Hypertensive encephalopathy, heart remodeling, and chronic heart failure by L. A. Geraskina, V. V. Mashin, A. V. Fonyakin

“…Stage I CHF (isolated diastolic dysfunction) was diagnosed in 65 (57.5%) patients, Stage IIA CHF – in 36 (31.9%) participants. …”
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Rare Lung Diseases II: Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis by Stephen C Juvet, David Hwang, Thomas K Waddell, Gregory P Downey

“…It focuses on pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), a disorder in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates in the alveolar space. PAP was first described in 1958, and for many years the nature of the material accumulating in the lungs was unknown. …”
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Structural and functional remodelling of left atrium in various localizations of myocardial infarction by K. G. Adamyan, A. L. Chilingaryan, L. R. Tumasyan

“…The most severe LV and LA dysfunction were registered in AMI. In PLMI, LA dysfunction was explained by the direct myocardial damage.…”
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ENDOTHELIAL ADHESIVE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE COMPLICATED BY CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION by A. N. Zakirova, E. R. Abdukova, N. E. Zakirova

“…To access the role of endothelial adhesive dysfunction in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) complicated by chronic heart failure (CHF).Material and methods. 111 patients with CHF class I–IV due to myocardial ischemia were included in the study. …”
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Analysis of the left ventricular involvement in patients with a biventricular phenotype of arrhythmogenic ardiomyopathy: a case series description by S. M. Komissarova, A. A. Efimova, N. N. Chakova, T. V. Dolmatovich, E. S. Rebeko, L. I. Plashchinskaya, V. Ch. Barsukevich, A. A. Gusina

“…It was found that the mutation in the DSP gene was associated with a more pronounced systolic dysfunction and a greater percentage of fibrous replacement of the left ventricular myocardium compared with carriers of mutations in the PKP2 gene. …”
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Aortic valve replacement after previous TAVI by D. A. Titov, M. N. Sorkomov, D. M. Pursanova, M. I. Fedoseykina, S. I. Babenko, R. M. Muratov

“…Repeated surgeries are associated with complications, but open surgery is the only method of treatment in this group of patients.Objective: to describe a series of reinterventions for prosthetic valve dysfunction occurring after TAVI.Material and methods. …”
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Echocardiography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by E. G. Akramova, L. I. Feyskhanova

“…EchoCG examination in various modes and technologies determined pathological changes, such as LV hypertrophy, valve disorders, mild cardiac dropsy, open foramen ovale, diastolic dysfunction and longitudinal systolic LV dysfunction in 45,4% of patients with RA and 96,9% with RA+AH. …”
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Diagnostic value of the integral assessment of electroencephalographic pattern in patients in the acute period of spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage by A. A. Kuznietsov

“…Type II of EEG pattern was revealed in 94.7 % of patients with medium/severe dysfunction of subtentorial structures (FOUR score ≤14), type I – in 92.6 % of patients with low dysfunction or without any dysfunction (FOUR score >14). …”
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Rheumatic heart disease and enteroviruses by L. B. Mitrofanova, E. V. Shlyakhto, G. B. Kovalsky

“…Enterovirus replication was observed in endotheliocytes, fibroblasts, and smooth muscle cells in all cases of active rheumatism. Endothelial dysfunction was associated with Enterovirus infection.…”
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Platelet Indices: Predicting Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Arijit Paul, Soumyadip Das, Koushik Bose, Rupam Karmakar

“…In recent years, altered platelet morphology and dysfunctions are reported in patients with T2DM. Platelet indices, namely plateletcrit (PCT), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW), can predict altered platelet morphology and dysfunction which leads to microvascular complications, such as retinopathy. …”
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Depression and TMD among elderly: A pilot study by Valéria C. Vilalta, Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos, Vicente P.P. da Cunha, Leonardo Marchini

“… Objectives: Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is a painful syndrome that affects orofacial region, with deleterious effects in patients’ quality of life. …”
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Features of chronic heart failure depending on the left ventricular ejection fraction by A. G. Dushina, E. A. Lopina, R. A. Libis

“…Restrictive diastolic dysfunction was observed in 2,0% of patients with CHF-rEF and in 21,7% of patients with EF less than 50%.Conclusion. …”
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A case of chronic myelomonocytic related lysozyme-induced nephropathy by Abhik Kansal, Thanushi Peiris, Jaineel Ramnarain, Joan Wang, Simin Daneshvar, Fiona Chow, Shaun Fleming

“…Renal tract ultrasound revealed expansile, non-vascular material bilaterally in renal collecting systems which was confirmed by renal biopsy to be lysozyme-induced nephropathy causing renal dysfunction. …”
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Reversibility of chronic heart failure symptoms in chronic kidney disease patients by V. V. Belov, O. E. Ilyicheva

“…In all patients, CHF manifested in diastolic myocardial dysfunction, in some – in its combination with systolic dysfunction (16,1% and 7,1% – before dialysis and during its first year, respectively). …”
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Prognostic Significance of Echocardiographic Characteristics in Patients with Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: comparison with Type 1 Myocardial Infarction by T. H. Hoang, V. V. Maiskov, I. A. Merai, A. F. Safarova, Z. D. Kobalava

“…Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction was observed more frequent in T2MI patients, compared to those with T2MI (52.7% vs. 35.6%, p=0.025, respectively). …”
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Serum cytokine levels in patients with acute alcohol heart pathology by V. V. Gorbunov, A. V. Govorin, S. A. Alekseev

“…To investigate cardiohemodynamic parameters and serum cytokine levels in patients with severe alcohol intoxication (AI). Material and methods. In total, 100 patients with severe AI were examined. …”
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Cutaneous involvement of light chain deposition disease: A case report by Saba Vafaei-Nodeh, Hamid Masoudi

“…A biopsy of the skin revealed amorphous eosinophilic material within the superficial dermis. Using special stains, immunohistochemistry, and direct immunofluorescence, the deposits were confirmed to be kappa light chains.…”
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