Terapevt Arkh
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To evaluate the clinical and endoscopic features of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in patients with atherosclerosis of the mesenteric arteries (MA). ⋯ Erosive-ulcerative gastroduodenopathies and atrophy of the gastric mucosa are significantly more common in the group of patients with MA atherosclerosis. The main risk factors for erosions and ulcers of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with MA atherosclerosis are: the severity of SMA stenosis is more than 35%, a decrease in BMI is less than 25.9 and an increase in the HADS score is more than 6.5 points.
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Despite the well-studied pathogenesis, the etiology of autoimmune liver disease (AILD) remains unknown. ⋯ In our work, we have demonstrated the relationship of past hepatitis A, B, E and AILD, as well as the high risk of developing severe fibrosis in patients with AILD and markers of hepatitis A and B viruses indicates the possible involvement of these viruses in the pathogenesis of AILD.