High calcium score in an 83-year-old patient with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome and nonobstructive coronary artery disease: a case report

Currently, multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography is a leader in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome of low or moderate risk. High coronary calcium score (CCS) obtained by MSCT indicate a high probability of obstructive coronary artery disease. In the presented case of an 83-year-old patient with unstable angina, the CCS was 1394, and hemodynamically significant stenoses were detected. However, according to selective coronary angiography, no hemodynamically significant coronary lesions were found. High CCS suggests poor image quality in MSCT coronary angiography. High CCS is detected in most people over 70 years of age. Obviously, in this patient, a high CCS is mainly determined by age. Most studies on CCS did not include patients over 80 years of age. When deciding whether to perform MSCT coronary angiography, it is necessary to take into account the individual characteristics of a particular patient, which may affect the interpretation of results

Pathology of mammary glands in women with reproductive disorders and chronic endometritis

Background. The last decades are devoted to the search for various factors leading to the development of benign breast diseases, which are the risk of breast cancer. In gynecological diseases, the frequency of benign processes in the mammary glands increases to 76-97.8 %. Aims: this research is devoted to the study of the prevalence and structure of breast pathology in women with chronic endometritis and reproductive disorders. Materials and methods. The study included patients with reproductive disorders: 50 patients with histological verification of the diagnosis of chronic endometritis and 50 patients without chronic endometritis. Hormonal examination was carried out using radioimmunoassay and immunoenzymatic methods. Methods of mathematical statistics implemented Statistica 6.1 (USA) were used parametric criteria: Student's t-test and Fisher's F-criterion, the nature of the distribution was estimated using the methods of Kolmogorov - Smirnov with a significance level smaller and equal to 5 % (p < 0.05). To confirm the fact that the observed differences between the products of A x D and B x C are not random, we used the х2 criterion. Results and conclusions. In women with chronic endometritis, the pathology of the mammary glands is characterized by the presence of ectasia of the ducts of the mammary gland; clinically, it is manifested by lactorrhea. Benign dysplasia of mammary glands is accompanied by the presence of hyperestrogenia, hypoprogesteronemia, which is typical for ovarian dysfunction. It is possible to use a pathogenetically reasonable combination correction: anti-inflammatory therapy and the use of gestagens in women with reproductive disorders and chronic endometritis

SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIFFERENT FIELDS OF STUDY

For the first time the results of social and psychological characteristics of the first-year students were obtained. We performed the estimation of adaptation potential of the first-year students during their studies at the university and depending of the fields of their study (humanitarian, scientific or physico-mathematical). The peculiarities of motivation of the goal achievement need in the first-year students of different fields of study were determined. It was found that most of first-year students (53 %) had an average needs-based motivation and were characterized by low adaptive capacity (66,6 %) and low-neuro mental stability (41,6 %). During the research we used multilevel personality questionnaire "Adaptivity" of A.G. Maklakov and S.V. Chermyanin and test-questionnaire "Goal achievement need" of Y.M. Orlov

EVALUATION OF LIPID PROFILE COMPONENTS IN FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDYING AT THE IRKUTSK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Background. A socially significant order for the training of foreign specialists, including the promotion of Russian education on the international market, certainly requires the organization of the process of students’ adaptation to the educational and information environment of the university. Particular attention deserves the components of the lipid profile, which are part of the overall adaptation syndrome.Aim: to study the features of the lipid profile in foreign students studying at the Irkutsk State Medical University.Methods. In total, 100 students of the medical profile of the Irkutsk State Medical University were enrolled in full-time study: 58 students (36 males and 22 females) were students of Russian nationality and 42 students (32 males and 11 females) – Indian students. Levels of lipid status indicators were determined with the help of Cormay kits on the automatic analyzer BTS-330 using the photometry method.Results. Hindu young men had statistically significantly higher values of triacylglycerols, very low-density lipoproteins and lower levels of high-density lipoproteins in comparison with young Russians. In the groups of girls of Indian origin, the changes concerned increased levels of triacylglycerols and very low-density lipoproteins in comparison with Russians. Gender differences were found only among Russian students – in the form of increased values of cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins in the group of girls compared to boys.Conclusion. The established functional changes in lipid metabolism in foreign students characterize the stress of the adaptive resources of the body, which, probably, can be due to the irrationality of nutrition

СЛУЧАЙ РАЗВИТИЯ ИНТРАМУРАЛЬНОЙ ГЕМАТОМЫ ЛЕВОГО ПРЕДСЕРДИЯ ПОСЛЕ ПРОВЕДЕНИЯ ЧРЕСКОЖНОГО КОРОНАРНОГО ВМЕШАТЕЛЬСТВА

Left atrial Intramural hematoma (LAIH) is rare complication cardiac invasive procedures. The article analyses the mechanism of formation of this pathology. The case of the LAIH after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is presented. The patient complained of intensive chest pain. When performing ECHO, LAIH was found. LAIH occupied a large part of the cavity left atrium. The conservative supervision of the patient was chosen despite the compession of the left inferior pulmonary vein and symptoms of the acute heart failure. The successful symptomatic treatment was conducted. Taking into consideration the recent PCI dual antiplatelet therapy was not interrupted. LAIH gradually regressed. Five weeks after the desease began, the patient was discharged from the hospital. Nine months after almost full lysis of LAIH was observed. The discussion section is devoted to the issues of diagnosis, the choice of medical tactics, the necessity of surgical treatment and the stop of antitrombotic theatment.Интрамуральная гематома левого предсердия (ИГЛП) – редко встречающееся осложнение вмешательств на сердце. В статье рассматриваются механизмы формирования этой патологии. Представлен случай развития ИГЛП после проведения чрескожного коронарного вмешательства (ЧКВ). По окончании процедуры больной пожаловался на интенсивные боли в груди. При проведении ЭхоКГ выявлена ИГЛП, занимающая большую часть полости левого предсердия (ЛП). Несмотря на компрессию левой нижней легочной вены и симптомы острой сердечной недостаточности, была выбрана консервативная тактика ведения, проводилось успешное симптоматическое лечение. Учитывая недавнее ЧКВ, двойная дезагрегантная терапия не прерывалась. ИГЛП постепенно уменьшалась в размерах. Через пять недель от начала заболевания пациент был выписан из стационара, через девять месяцев наблюдался практически полный лизис ИГЛП. Раздел обсуждения посвящен вопросам диагностики, выбора лечебной тактики, целесообразности проведения хирургического лечения и отмены антитромботической терапии

Диагностическая эффективность перфузионной компьютерной томографии миокарда с чреспищеводной электрокардиостимуляцией у больных с исходным диагнозом «острый коронарный синдром»

Introduction. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is widely used to detect atherosclerotic changes in coronary arteries (CA). However, the method is limited by the impossibility to perform functional assessment of detected stenoses. Perfusion computed tomography of the myocardium (PCT) can be used for this purpose.Aim of the study. To assess diagnostic accuracy of PCT of the myocardium with transesophageal electrocardiostimulation (TEES) and stress-echocardiography (stress-echoCG) with veloergometry (VEM) in detection of transient ischemia in patients with initial diagnosis of “acute coronary syndrome” (ACS) with borderline stenoses (50–75%) in CA in relation to measurements of fractional flow reserve (FFR).Materials and Methods. The study included 30 patients with the initial diagnosis of ACS with borderline (50–75%) stenoses in CA according to CTA or coronary angiography (CAG). Subsequently, they underwent myocardial PCT with 320-row detector with TEES, as well as stress-echoCG with VEM. Invasive FFR measurement was used as a reference method. FFR value &lt; 0.8 indicated hemodynamic significance of stenosis. Myocardial perfusion was assessed visually. Regional myocardial contractility of the left ventricle was assessed by stress-echoCG.Results. All patients were examined according to the stated protocol. PCT with TEES revealed FFR-significant stenoses with sensitivity, specificity, prognostic value of positive result and prognostic value of negative result 56, 93, 90, 65% respectively, stress-echoCG with VEM 62, 93, 91, 68% respectively.Conclusion. Myocardial PCT with TEES enables to detect perfusion defects associated with transient ischemia, and the diagnostic accuracy of the method in comparison with FFR is comparable with the already well-proven stress-echoCG. The use of PCT with TEES in combination with CTA can be considered as a promising diagnostic tool in patients without known coronary anatomy and with suspected ACS.Введение. Компьютерная томографическая ангиография (КТА) широко используется для выявления атеросклеротических изменений в коронарных артериях (КА). Однако метод ограничен невозможностью проведения функциональной оценки выявленных стенозов. С этой целью может использоваться перфузионная компьютерная томография миокарда (ПКТ).Цель исследования. Оценить диагностическую точность методов ПКТ миокарда с чреспищеводной электрокардиостимуляцией (ЧПЭС) и стресс-эхокардиографии (стресс-ЭхоКГ) с велоэргометрией (ВЭМ) в выявлении преходящей ишемии у больных с исходным диагнозом «острый коронарный синдром» (ОКС) с пограничными стенозами (50–75%) в КА по отношению к измерениям фракционного резерва кровотока (ФРК).Материалы и методы. В исследование были включены 30 больных с исходным диагнозом ОКС с пограничными (50–75%) стенозами в КА по данным КТА или коронарной ангиографии (КАГ). Впоследствии им были выполнены ПКТ миокарда на томографе с 320-рядным детектором с ЧПЭС, а также стресс-ЭхоКГ с ВЭМ. В качестве референтного метода использовалось инвазивное измерение ФРК. Значение показателя ФРК &lt; 0,8 указывало на гемодинамическую значимость стеноза. Перфузия миокарда оценивалась визуально. При проведении стресс-ЭхоКГ оценивалась региональная сократимость миокарда левого желудочка.Результаты. Все больные обследованы согласно заявленному протоколу. ПКТ с ЧПЭС выявила ФРК-значимые стенозы с чувствительностью, специфичностью, прогностической ценностью положительного результата и прогностической ценностью отрицательного результата 56, 93, 90, 65% соответственно, стресс-ЭхоКГ с ВЭМ 62, 93, 91, 68% соответственно.Выводы. ПКТ миокарда с ЧПЭС позволяет выявить дефекты перфузии, ассоциированные с преходящей ишемией, а диагностическая точность метода при сравнении с ФРК сопоставима с уже хорошо зарекомендовавшей себя стресс-ЭхоКГ. Использование ПКТ с ЧПЭС в комбинации с КТА можно рассматривать как перспективный диагностический инструмент у больных без известной коронарной анатомии и с подозрением на ОКС

Cohort profile: the ESC EURObservational Research Programme Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infraction (NSTEMI) Registry

Aims The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) EURObservational Research Programme (EORP) Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) Registry aims to identify international patterns in NSTEMI management in clinical practice and outcomes against the 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without ST-segment-elevation. Methods and results Consecutively hospitalised adult NSTEMI patients (n = 3620) were enrolled between 11 March 2019 and 6 March 2021, and individual patient data prospectively collected at 287 centres in 59 participating countries during a two-week enrolment period per centre. The registry collected data relating to baseline characteristics, major outcomes (inhospital death, acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock, bleeding, stroke/transient ischaemic attack, and 30-day mortality) and guideline-recommended NSTEMI care interventions: electrocardiogram pre- or in-hospital, prehospitalization receipt of aspirin, echocardiography, coronary angiography, referral to cardiac rehabilitation, smoking cessation advice, dietary advice, and prescription on discharge of aspirin, P2Y12 inhibition, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)/angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), beta-blocker, and statin. Conclusion The EORP NSTEMI Registry is an international, prospective registry of care and outcomes of patients treated for NSTEMI, which will provide unique insights into the contemporary management of hospitalised NSTEMI patients, compliance with ESC 2015 NSTEMI Guidelines, and identify potential barriers to optimal management of this common clinical presentation associated with significant morbidity and mortality