Sexual dysfunction following low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer by A. D. Anosov, M. E. Efremov, V. L. Medvedev, M. I. Kogan

“…The present study endeavours to evaluate the accumulated material on the topic of diagnosing and treating sexual dysfunctions following low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDRT).   …”
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THE BLOOD FLOWS IN THE LEFT VENTRICLE AS PREDICTORS FOR MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION IN DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY by V. A. Sandrikov, T. Yu. Kulagina, A. S. Krylov, A. M. Yatchenko

“…To evaluate the treatment results and to estimate the early predictors for myocardial dysfunction in patients with DCMP.Material and methods. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF CORONARY BYPASS ON ENDOTHELIAL AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE by S. A. Pomeshkina, E. V. Pomeshkin, T. Yu. Sergeeva, I. N. Sizova, O. L. Barbarash

“…To evaluate coronary bypass grafting under artificial circulation conditions on endothelial and erectile dysfunction in patients with ischemic heart disease (CHD). …”
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Studying some lymphocyte subpopulations in search for predictors of renal graft dysfunction by S. V. Zybleva, S. L. Zyblev, V. N. Martinkov

“…To determine the immunological criteria for the prediction of a graft dysfunction. Material and methods. We have examined 197 recipients who underwent kidney transplantation. …”
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Use of a Neurometabolism-Targeting Drug in Prevention of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction by A. L. Kovalenko, O. A. Nagibovich, A. Yu. Vishnevsky, G. A. Belekhov, R. R. Gubaidullin, D. V. Popov, A. S. Agafiina

“…Aim of the study: to evaluate the feasibility of preventing cognitive dysfunction after long-term surgery in elderly patients using an original neurometabolic succinate-containing drug.   …”
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Possibilities for managing the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction risk in obese patients by O. V. Gritsenko, G. A. Chumakova, O. V. Gruzdeva, E. A. Subbotin

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LASER THERAPY FOR MANAGEMENT OF CEREBRAL DYSFUNCTION IN CASES OF ACUTE SEVERE PANCREATITIS by A. P. Vlasov, D. Y. Timoshkin, M. A. Spirina, I. A. Chigakova, T. I. Vlasova, T. A. Muratova

“…Pancreatic encephalopathy is one of particular manifestations of this syndrome.Aim of study: to determine severity of cerebral dysfunction in cases of acute destructive pancreatitis, to assess the efficacy of laser therapy for this disease.Material and methods: The research is based on the results of clinical studies, carried out at the Republican Clinical Hospital No.3. …”
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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND OBESITY IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by T. A. Alekseeva, S. I. Gamidov, E. M. Elfimova, I. V. Starostin, A. Y. Litvin, I. Y. Chazova

“…Objective: to study the relationship between erectile dysfunction and obesity parameters and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with arterial hypertension.Material and methods: 71 patients with different severity of erectile dysfunction, overweight and obesity of grade 1, mild and severe obstructive sleep apnea and arterial hypertension were included in the study. …”
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Renal dysfunction in patients with pulmonary embolism: data from the SIRENA register by M. V. Menzorov, V. V. Filimonova, A. D. Erlikh, O. L. Barbarash, S. A. Berns, E. A. Shmidt, D. V. Duplyakov

“…To assess the prevalence, severity and prognostic value of renal dysfunction (RD) in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) of the Russian population, as well as to determine the RD significance as a marker that improves the predictive ability of current risk stratification systems.Material and methods. …”
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FEATURES OF THE SYNTHESIS OF CYTOKINES AND PLACENTAL DYSFUNCTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH ACUTE PANCREATITIS by N. F. Khvorostukhina, D. A. Novichkov

“…The development of this pathology during pregnancy is complicated by premature birth in 58% of cases, which directly affects the indicators of perinatal morbidity and mortality.Objective: to study the features of cytokine synthesis and their impact on the state of the fetoplacental system in acute pancreatitis in pregnant women, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed complex of therapeutic measures for the correction of violations and prevention of complications of gestation.Material and methods. The study included 127 pregnant women with acute pancreatitis. …”
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Assesment of Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction and Myocardial Stress in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardyomyopathy by F. M. Bogatyreva, V. Yu. Kaplunova, M. V. Kozhevnikova, G. A. Shakaryants, D. A. Yatsenko, А. V. Emelianov, A. S. Lishuta, N. V. Khabarova, E. V. Privalova, Yu. N. Belenkov

“…To study the level of serum biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and myocardial stress in patients with various types of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).Material and Methods. 48 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (27 men and 21 women) were examined, the mean age was 54±13 years. …”
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DYSFUNCTION OF IMMUNE RESPONSE REGULATION AS A FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF AUTOIMMUNITY ONSET by A. Havrylyuk, I. Kril, M. Lomikovska, V. Chopyak

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Valve dysfunction in patients with cardiac myxomas: mechanism of damage and methods of correction by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.V. Isaienko, D.M. Dyadyun, I.V. Martyshchenko, O.A. Pishchurin, O.V. Kupchinsky

“…The features of the long-term postoperative period in such patients include progressive valve dysfunction manifested by the progression of insufficiency due to further deformation of the valve apparatus. …”
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ASPECTS OF DIAGNOSTIC ACTIVITIES IN PATIENTS WITH DYSFUNCTION OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS AND SIGNS OF BRUXISM by S. P. Rubnikovich, D. M. Borodin, Yu. L. Denisova, I. N. Baradina

“…The research was conducted to develop and implement the complex of diagnostic activities in patients with dysfunction of temporomandibular joints with signs of bruxism.Materials and methods. …”
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A role of endothelial dysfunction in development of maternal, perinatal and pediatric morbidity by A. V. Mironov, M. M. Umakhanova, A. M. Torchinov

“…Aim: to analyze an effect of endothelial dysfunction on development of obstetric, perinatal and pediatric pathology by using morphometric studies of peripheral blood desquamated endothelial cells (DECs).Materials and Methods. …”
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Estradiol-to-testosterone ratio and erectile dysfunction in men aged 35-45 by Georgi V. Lazarov

“…Materials and methods: Screening procedures were designed to select eugonadal men between 35 and 45 years of age to evaluate the impact of the estradiol-to-testosterone ratio on the development of erectile dysfunction. …”
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INTENSE PULSED LIGHT (IPL) – TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION by Monika Dimitrova, Irina Kuneva

“…Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is a primary cause of dry eye syndrome, as the meibomian glands produce lipids that maintain tear film integrity and reduce its evaporation. …”
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Nitric oxide role in development of the endothelial dysfunction in diabetic foot syndrome by O. O. Bilyayeva, H. P. Kozynets, O. I. Osadcha, Ye. Ye. Kryzhevskyy, M. A. Knivets

“…The nitric oxide effect features on the development of endothelial dysfunctions in patients with diabetic foot syndrome are explored. …”
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Testicular and epididymal dysfunctions: searching a new index for the differential diagnosis by Fernando T. Andrade-Rocha, Walter D. Cardona-Maya

“…Receiver operating characteristic curves compared progressive motility and morphology in infertile men with indexes higher than 1.53 shows that semen samples with normal sperm progressive motility and morphology did not suggest dysfunctions in testis and epididymis. Semen samples with asthenozoospermia suggested epididymal dysfunction (area under the curve [AUC] 0.889, confidence interval [CI] 0.783-1), whereas semen samples with teratoasthenozoospermia suggested dysfunction in both testicles and epididymis (AUC 0.891, CI 0.77-1). …”
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The analysis of oauses of bioprosthetio valve dysfunction: the example of «UniLine» bioprosthesis by T. V. Glushkova, E. A. Ovcharenko, M. A. Rezvova, K. Yu. Klyshnikov, A. V. Batranin, Yu. A. Kudryavtseva, L. S. Barbarash

“…Aim: to assess the contribution of primary tissue failure, calcification, bacterial contamination and pannus to bioprosthetic valve dysfunction.Materials and methods. To evaluate degenerative changes of the «UniLine» bioprosthesis explanted from the mitral position with macroscopic examination, light and scanning electron microscopy, and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). …”
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