Pulmonary tuberculosis: Bibliometric analysis

Summary. The high prevalence of tuberculosis, complex treatment (requires a lot of time and persistence) with a concomitant integrated approach, which is due to the social dependence of the disease, other aspects make the fight against tuberculosis ineffective, and in some countries – with little prospect. The disease is often accompanied by disability and even death. Therefore, the high prevalence of infectious diseases, including due to airborne transmission, significant time and money associated with treatment, insufficient response to treatment due to the phenomenon of drug resistance, the need to improve treatment taking into account modern advances in medicine in different countries. The aim of the study – to use the capabilities of VOSviewer software in the analysis of publications in the field of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Scopus web database. Materials and Methods. The material for this study was bibliometric data on scientific publications from the Scopus web database, obtained on request for the keyword "pulmonary tuberculosis" for the period 1862–2021. Information processing was performed in the program VOSviewer v.1.6.16. In the course of work the program analysis of 92,263 articles was carried out. Results. The main functions of the VOSviewer software for research of scientific publications are considered in the article. The evaluation of publications on pulmonary tuberculosis in the period 1862–2021 is made, the data of the obtained cartograms with clusters are interpreted. A total of 5 clusters were obtained, which are devoted to the following aspects: complications and diagnosis, socially dependent disease factors, vaccination and genetic-immunological factors, pharmacological aspect and new approaches. Conclusions. Visualization showed that, in general, the authors most actively cover issues of complications and diagnosis, as well as socially dependent factors of the disease, and write less about vaccination or pharmacological aspect

Psychological and metabolic features of young people with stage 1 hypertension and disgarmonious fat component

Summary. Prevention of hypertension is a less expensive and much safer process than interventions such as coronary artery bypass grafting and dialysis, which may be required in the absence and detection of asymptomatic hypertension. The problem of identifying young people with hypertension at an early stage, stratification of cardiovascular risk (CVR), individual selection of adequate therapy, as well as the introduction of preventive measures against the most common factors of CVR, including overweight (OW) at the primary care stage help needs further study. The aim of the study – to learn the clinical and metabolic characteristics of young people with stage 1 hypertension and OW. Materials and Methods. The study examined 74 patients aged 18–44 years with a verified diagnosis of hypertension stage I and BMI, who were divided into two clinical groups, depending on the level of SVR (21 patients with low CVR (LCVR), and 53 patients with moderate CVR (MCVR). After signing informed consent of the patient, based on the analysis of complaints, anamnesis, physical and laboratory methods of monitoring, ultrasound examination and determination level of the CVR respondents were divided into two groups. When determining CVR using an online calculator calculated the total CVR at the level of SBP, HDLP and smoking status, as well as the CVR for BMI. Evaluation of blood pressure was performed by measuring SBP and DBP with mechanically device MicrolifeBPAG1-20 (Switzerland). When measuring anthropometric indicators we determined body weight (kg), height (m). Based on these parameters, the body mass index(BMI) and assessed the degree of obesity. Results. Clinical and laboratory examination of young patients with stage 1 hypertension and OW, divided into persons with low cardiovascular (lCVR) and moderate cardiovascular risk (mCVR) found that: – frequency of early cardiovascular diseases among parents of patients (severe heredity); significantly (