Terapevt Arkh
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
[Combined therapy with quinapril, an ACE inhibitor, and valsartan, a type 1 angiotensin II receptors blocker, for moderate chronic cardiac failure may raise the degree of neurohormonal block and improve 24-h heart rate variability compared to the effect of monotherapy (data from the trial SADKO-CHF)].
To compare effects of various regimens of long-term monotherapy with quinapril (an ACE inhibitor) and valsartan (a type 1 angiotensin II receptors blocker) and combined therapy with these drugs on the activity of heurohormonal systems and 24-h heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with stable moderate chronic cardiac failure (CCF). ⋯ Quinapril is more potent than valsartan and quinapril + valsartan combination in relation to activity of sympathico-adrenal system and HRV in patients with moderate stable CCF. Long-term therapy with valsartan does not improve parameters of HRV in moderate CCF. If CCF patients take quinapril for a long time, they develop the effect of disappearing block of AS synthesis and reactivation of A TII production. The best mechanism of long-term control over the activity of renin-angiotensin-aldosteron system in patients with moderate CCF is combination of quinapril with valsartan.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Results of an open prospective controlled randomized comparative trial of flurbiprofen and paracetamol efficacy and tolerance in patients with throat pain].
To compare efficacy and safety of strepfen (flurbiprofen) to those of oral paracetamol in acute infections of the upper respiratory tracts for relief of throat pain (TP). ⋯ Strepfen can be recommended for relief of throat pains and pharyngeal paresthesia in patients with acute and chronic pharyngeal pathology.
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To evaluate trends in mortality of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke in Kaunas population aged 25-64 years in 1983 to 2002. ⋯ In 1983-2002, both IHD and stroke mortality rates among both Kaunas men and women aged 25-64 years decreased significantly.
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To assess diagnostic informative value of specific autoantibodies (AAB)--antikeratin antibodies (AKA), antiperinuclear factor (APF) and antibodies to cyclic peptide containing citrullin (CCP) from the family of antifilaggrine autoantibodies (AFA)--in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ⋯ For RA patients it is necessary to determine both RF and AFA. Detection of AFA allows early diagnosis of RA as well as to single out patients with more aggressive course of the disease and unfavourable prognosis.