Terapevt Arkh
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To assess the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with controlled and uncontrolled hypertension, controlled resistant and uncontrolled resistant hypertension, refractory hypertension, and probably resistant and probably refractory hypertension. ⋯ Patients with refractory and probably refractory hypertension are significantly more likely to develop cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications than patients with controlled hypertension.
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The article is an opinion on the problem of venous thromboembolic (VTE) complications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is significant and urgent for Russia. Signs of CKD are noted in more than 1/3 of patients with chronic heart failure; a decrease in kidney function is observed in 36% of people over the age of 60, in people of working age, a decrease in function is noted in 16% of cases, and in the presence of cardiovascular diseases increases to 26%. ⋯ These drugs are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of acute thromboembolism. Nevertheless, patients with severe CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate 30 ml/min) are still limited to the use of unfractionated heparin and vitamin K antagonists, as there is insufficient data to support the use of direct oral anticoagulants in this population.
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To assess the relationship of psychoemotional changes with obesity in young men, depending on the age of manifestation of the disease and against the background of the program of weight loss. ⋯ In the group of patients with manifestation of obesity since puberty, the frequency of depressive disorders was higher than in the group of young men with onset of obesity since childhood.
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Study the impact of various combinations of comorbid original diseases in patients infected with COVID-19 later on the disease progression and outcomes of the new coronavirus infection. ⋯ Polymorbidity determined by way of simple counting of diseases may be estimated as a factor in the lethal outcome risk in the acute phase of COVID-19 in real practice. Most frequent combinations of 2, 3 and 4 diseases in patients with COVID-19 primarily include cardiovascular diseases (AH, CHD and CHF), diabetes mellitus and obesity. Combinations of such diseases increase the COVID-19 lethal outcome risk.
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A low hemoglobin level in older adults impairs cognitive ability and functional status and associates with risk of falls and fractures, sarcopenia, malnutrition, depression, frailty, and decreased autonomy. Epidemiological data on the anemia prevalence in the geriatric population in our country is not available. ⋯ EVKALIPT study obtained domestic data on the prevalence of anemia in older patients and examined its associations with other GS.