Level and correlations of soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 protein in heart failure and its relationship with clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients by A. Ya. Kravchenko, A. V. Budnevsky, A. V. Kontsevaya, T. A. Chernik, R. E. Tokmachev

“…The data obtained may indicate a pathogenetic relationship between sST2 and systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle and right heart.…”
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Cardiorenal relationships in the focus of risks of atrial fibrillation in patients after acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction (observational program FAKEL) by I. A. Zolotovskaya, I. L. Davydkin, D. V. Duplyakov, V. A. Kokorin

“…To study markers of renal dysfunction in relation to the likelihood of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients after ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Material and methods. …”
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Our Experience in Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with Refractory Cardiogenic Shock by Yu. N. Markov, R. R. Khafizov, E. S. Dumanyan, B. I. Zagidullin, M. F. Mukhamadeev

“…In one case, VA ECMO was performed as an intermediate stage for the correction of post-infarction mitral valve injury.Conclusion These clinical cases demonstrate the efficiency of the timely start of VA ECMO before the development of organ dysfunction, which allows restoring myocardial function, and helps maintain hemodynamic normalization before the cardiac surgical stage of treatment.…”
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Somatic and psychiatric symptoms of brain tumors - a review of the literature by Joanna Olszak, Karolina Zalewa, Dominika Orłowska, Lidia Bartoszek, Wojciech Kapłan, Karol Poleszczuk, Mikołaj Poleszczuk, Alicja Milewska, Anna Czuba

“…Symptomatology includes both physical symptoms, such as headache, nausea, seizures and weakness, and psychiatric symptoms, including mood, personality and cognitive dysfunction. In children, the clinical picture is more complex and includes specific developmental difficulties. …”
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ESTIMATION OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS by R. A. Gajfulin, A. N. Sumin, O. G. Arhipov

“…To study the parameters of diastolic function of the right ventricle (RV) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) in different age groups. Material and methods. Patients (n=678) with IHD aged 38 to 85 years were included into the study. …”
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PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY IN PATIENTS WITH MESENHYMAL DYSPLASIAS (MARFAN SYNDROME, EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME, HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA) by L. S. Radetskaya, A. D. Makatsariya

“…One patient with HHT developed the symptoms of compression of vena cava inferior due to aneurism of truncus brachiocephalicus. 40 patients had abnormal hemostasiological tests (platelet dysfunction – in 38 patients; DIC syndrome – in 31). …”
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Ranking of diseases affecting the health-related quality of life of patients in Poland – a cross-sectional study by Marlena Krawczyk-Suszek, Arkadiusz Gaweł, Andrzej Kleinrok

“…Introduction Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) provides scientific evidence indicating the appearance of dysfunction and disability in patients in various aspects and, as a result, a decrease in the quality of life (QoL). …”
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Selected Determinants Affecting the Quality of Sexual Life of Women Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis by Ewelina Bąk, Katarzyna Kajzar, Bogusława Kupczak-Wiśniowska, Sylwia Krzemińska

“…Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system, resulting from immune system dysfunction and characterized by demyelination and neurodegeneration. …”
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Myocardial remodelling and diastolic function in young men with arterial hypertension by P. K. Mohammedali, V. R. Yurtaeva, A. F. Safarova, Yu. V. Kotovskaya, Zh. D. Kobalava

“…In young 18-25-year-old men with stable AH, the typical LV remodelling variant was concentric remodelling, with a tendency towards LV diastolic dysfunction development.…”
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“It's all my fault”: a qualitative study of how heterosexual couples experience living with vulvodynia by Linn Myrtveit‐Stensrud, Gro Killi Haugstad, Silje Endresen Rème, Sidsel Louise Schaller, Karen Synne Groven

“…This sustains avoidance and endurance behavior, increasing pain and dysfunction over time and giving rise to feelings of powerlessness and loneliness. …”
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Otorhinolaryngological Problems in Mucopolysaccharidoses: A Review of Common Symptoms in a Rare Disease by Anna Waśniewska-Włodarczyk, Renata Pepaś, Oskar Rosiak, Wiesław Konopka

“…A deficiency of one of the enzymes, which is responsible for glycosaminoglycan (GAG) catabolism, results in the accumulation of this material. GAGs lead to progressive damage to tissues. …”
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Neurologopedic Correlates of Cognitive Ageing and Dementia by Joanna Rosińczuk, Magdalena Kazimierska-Zając, Robert Dymarek

“…The main aim of the study was to determine the dynamics of deterioration of language and communication skills depending on a degree of dementia. Material and Methods. The study was conducted with the use of the method of individual cases. …”
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Gender differences for myocardial infarction in ACS outcome with ST elevation in the Republic of Buryatia by L. B. Sodnomova, N. O. Bulutova

“…Female patients suffer myocardial infarction late in life; they display higher obesity rate, renal dysfunction, type 2 diabetes as compared to male patients. …”
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Ovarian hyperandrogenism in polycystosis which is associated with stress caused by exposure of manganese and nickel by S. V. Gunkov

“…The process of adaptation to environmental stress is accompanied by dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system.…”
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Relationship of obesity, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and myocardial perfusion in patients with risk factors and without atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases by V. B. Sergienko, A. A. Ansheles, I. V. Sergienko, S. A. Boytsov

“…The relationship between BMI and LDL-C levels can be explained by endocrine dysfunction of adipose tissue, which disturbs the synthesis and metabolism of atherogenic lipoproteins. …”
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Pathogenesis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by A. M. Golubev, V. V. Moroz, D. V. Sundukov

“…Objective: to analyze the pathogenesis of ARDS in the context of the general pathological processes underlying its development. Material and methods. More than 200 lungs from the people who had died from severe concomitant injury or ARDS-complicated pneumonia were investigated. …”
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Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Arrhythmias in ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Possibilities of Pharmacotherapy and Non-Pharmacological Treatment by Yu. A. Bunin, S. A. Miklisanskaya, V. V. Chigineva, E. A. Zolozova

“…The article presents a modern view on risk factors for development of AF (elderly age, left ventricle systolic dysfunction, heart failure, etc.), strategy and tactics of AF treatment in patients with STEMI, the indications for its pharmacological cardioversion and electro-impulse therapy. …”
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Mechanobiological Assessment of TMJ Disc Surfaces: Nanoindentation and Transmission Electron Microscopy by Cassandra M. Juran, M. Franklin Dolwick, Peter S. McFetridge

“…From a clinical perspective these data have potential to define regions susceptible to fatigue that may translate to diagnostic criteria to better define the stages of dysfunction.…”
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CLINICAL EFFICACY OF GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE by L. V. Kozlova, R. A. Khokhlov, N. M. Akhmedzhanov

“…To study sulodexide clinical efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) in prevention of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN). Material and мethods. Patients with type 2 DM and IHD who undergone X-Ray contrast intervention. …”
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OPTIONS TO INVASIVELY ASSESS MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATION PROPERTIES by E. K. Kurlianskaya, Yu. P. Ostrovsky, T. A. Trophimova, L. V. Ratchok, T. L. Denisevitch, N. V. Semyonova

“…Objective: to evaluate myocardial deformation properties of LV in patients at different terms after heart transplantation. Material and methods: this study encompassed 45 individuals who undergone orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) and 25 volunteers with no heart disorders. …”
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