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A P Stepanenko

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[The hormone level of the blood from the aorta and the coronary sinus in patients with ischemic heart disease under conditions of preoperative stress].

A total of 156 patients with ischemic heart disease were examined under conditions of preoperative stress in a multiple-modality study performed with the aid of such techniques as echocardiography involving calculation of the myocardial mass index, coronaroventriculography, measurements of the adrenocorticotrophic hormone, hydrocortisone, somatotrophic hormone, triiodothyronine and thyroxin in the blood from the coronary sinus and aorta. A conclusion has been reached that emotional strain influences myocardial hypertrophy. A possible significance of the studied hormonal indices is shown together with features thereof in IHD patients presenting with different degrees of left ventricular hypertrophy.

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[Ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischemic heart disease: a possible role of the autonomous nervous system].

To reveal possible factors that initiate ventricular arrhythmias (VA) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), a total of 44 patients with documented coronary artery stenosis were examined. The patients underwent coronary ventriculography, bicycle ergometry, 24-hour Holter monitoring, and examination of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). In 24 patients (Group 1), myocardial ischemic episodes were accompanied by VA. The latter were absent in myocardial ischemia in 20 patients (Group 2). In the two groups, there were no statistically significant differences in parameters, such as severity of atherosclerotic lesion of coronary arteries, total ejection fraction, existence of regional asynergy, exercise tolerance, number of daily myocardial ischemic episodes, their duration, degree of ST segment displacement. Increased activity of the sympathetic ANS was detected in 20 (83.3%) patients from Group 1 and only in 3 (15%) from Group 2 (p < 0.05). It is suggested that enhanced functional activity of ANS may be a prerequisite for displaying arrhythmogenic mechanisms in myocardial ischemia.

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[Complications and side effects in patients with ischemic heart disease before coronary and ventricular radiography].

The author analyzes the reaction (myocardial ischemia, disorders of the cardiac rhythm and their associations) in 151 patients with ischemic heart disease immediately before the initiation of narcosis in patients undergoing coronary and ventricular radiography. Several disorders were revealed and measures on the prophylaxis and treatment of these disorders are proposed.

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[Causes and significance of myocardial ischemia occurring during coronary-ventriculography in patients with ischemic heart disease].

A relationship was examined between the development of myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease before coronary ventriculography and the status of coronary vessels, coronary reserve, myocardial contractility, and the autonomic nervous system. Before coronary ventriculography, myocardial ischemia was found to occur in the patients when there was a marked activation in the sympathetic portion of the autonomic nervous system and a clear-cut decrease in coronary reserve. The occurrence of myocardial ischemia in the patients before coronary ventriculography contributed to decreased left ventricular myocardial contractility and increased the cardiodepressive effects of a contrast agent.

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