Diagnosis and treatment of stable coronary heart disease in the practice of a family doctor

Prof. O.M. Korzh Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Among atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular diseases, chronic ischemic heart disease (CHD), in particular angina, is the most common form. Coronary heart disease is a myocardial lesion that develops as a result of animbalance between the coronary circulation and the metabolic needs of the heart muscle. At present, there…

The potential role of kallistatin as a new biomarker in non-invasivediagnostics of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with hypertension

Prof. O.Ya. Babak, prof. N.M. Zhelezniakova, as.prof. A.O. Rozhdestvenska Kharkiv National Medical University It is known that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is recognized as one of the most common diseases in the 21st century. A variant of the comorbidity is the combination of NAFLD with the hypertension (HT) increasing the risks of non-alcoholic steatosis…

Heart failure in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy: features of pathogenesis and diagnosis

Prof. L.V. Zhuravlyova, as. prof. T.A. Rogachova, as. prof. N.V. Sokolnikova. Kharkiv National Medical University Currently, all over the world, type 2 diabetes mellitus and the heart failure are developing into an epidemic. In 1972, Shirley Rubler and colleagues defined cardiomyopathy, which was independent of atherosclerosis and hypertension, as diabetic cardiomyopathy. Recently, the so-called restrictive type…

Cardiovascular complications in diabetes mellitus: the role of hyperglycemia

Prof. O.M. Korzh. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. The article discusses the relationship of glycemia control with the development of mid-vascular pathology. Proved a clear link glycemic control with a reduced risk of micro- and macrovascular complications of diabetes. At present, the ideology of early intervention is actively developing and is gaining more and…

Issues of differential diagnosis of pleural effusions

Prof. Shevchenko O.S., PHD Shevchenko R.S., PHD Todoriko L.D.*, PHD Pohorielova O.O Kharkiv National medical University. *Higher State Educational Establishment «Bukovinian State Medical University». Pleural effusions are a frequent complication of various diseases. However, despite their prevalence, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of effusions remains a challenge. The presence of pleural effusion can be confirmed radiologically,…