In recent years, the requirements for the level of the life quality have increased significantly; an integral part of it is the sexual harmony, which in men largely depends on sexual desire and erectile function. According to the results of modern scientific studies, there is no doubt that erectile dysfunction in men is closely connected with the cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes mellitus and other comorbidities. This problem can also be caused by systematic psycho-emotional overload, deterioration of the environmental conditions, harmful factors of production, uncontrolled use of medicines, inflammatory processes in the genital organs, the growth of somatic diseases. The vast majority of works concerning “male menopause” is reduced to the effectiveness of hormone-replacement therapy in erectile dysfunction, while only few research works are devoted to the study of the connection between somatic pathology and androgen deficiency. There is a negative correlation between total testosterone level and systolic blood pressure. According to the research results of some scientists, it was found that 38% of patients with arterial hypertension had androgen deficiency, confirmed in the laboratory, which is significantly higher than in patients of the same age category with normal blood pressure. These dominant factors exert and increase the influence on each other, which must be taken into account in modern therapeutic practice. The study of the formation of comorbid conditions in men with low levels of androgens is of particular importance, as the knowledge of pathophysiological mechanisms can prevent their development and progression. The aim of this investigation was to study the state of penile vascular blood flow in men with arterial hypertension with erectile dysfunction, using color Doppler imaging with pharmacological induction of erection. The indicators of daily monitoring of arterial pressure and arterial stiffness in men with arterial hypertension of the II degree against the background of androgen deficiency or at normal testosterone levels and ways of correction of erectile dysfunction in these patients were also evaluated.
The objective of the work was to determine the possibility of drug correction of endothelial dysfunction, structural changes in peripheral arteries and the synthesis of end products of nitric oxide metabolism by the use of a combination of roflumilast and quercetin in the baseline therapy. In contrast to the baseline, the use of integrated therapy was followed in 6 months by a probable increase in the initial rate by 18.76 % (0.61 ± 0.04) m/s to (0.75 ± 0.04) m/s (t = 2.47; P < 0.05) and a probable decrease in the initial diameter of the brachial artery to (3.69 ± 0.29) mm (t = 2.49; P < 0.05). Patients of the experimental group have shown a significant increase in mean values of EDVD at the end of in-patient treatment and after 6 months of intensive supportive therapy (t = 2.17; Р < 0.05). The appointment of complex therapy after 6 months showed an increase in concentration in the blood of metabolites of NO in 1,3 times to (10.35 ± 1.89) μmol/l (t = 1.00; P > 0.1) at normal (12.05 ± 2.11) μmol/l. In patients of the index group after six months of the background therapy, IMT index has appeared in 1.07 times lower than the input data and has not reached the level of the control group. The IMT index for patients in the experimental group was considerably lower than the index before treatment (t = 0.31; P > 0.1). Application of complex therapy in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the exacerbation phase in combination with stable coronary heart disease, stable angina pectoris I–II FK contributes to the restoration of endothelial function, improves structural changes in the peripheral arteries and has a stimulating effect on the synthesis of nitric oxide.
Fungal flora is one of the causes of inflammatory, including polypous, processes in the nasal cavity. In this regard, studies aimed at reducing the effect of fungal sensitization (FS) on the course of chronic polypous rhinosinusitis (CPRS) are relevant. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of various treatment options on the clinical course of the disease in patients with chronic polypous rhinosinusitis against the background of sensitization to fungi. The study included 90 patients with chronic polypous rhinosinusitis in combination with FS. The patients were divided into two groups – the first clinical group (G1) and the second clinical group (G2). G1 patients received allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) according to the scheme. G2 patients received basic treatment. Evaluation of the clinical efficiency of ASIT was made based on complaints, assessment of symptom severity on a visual analog scale (VAS), and rhinoendoscopic examination. The treatment outcomes were evaluated on a 4-point scale, with excellent results (4 points) – complete remission of the disease during the follow-up period (6–12 months); good (3 points) – exacerbation of the disease 1-2 times a year, in mild form and removed by expectant treatment; satisfactory (2 points) – the number of exacerbations did not decrease. The use of ASIT therapy is pathogenetically justified and leads to a significant improvement in the clinical condition of patients with CPRS with FS.
The The article highlights the system of educational process organization during module 1 of the subject “Internal Medicine” at the Department of Endocrinology and the Department of Internal Medicine No 1, Immunopathology and Allergology named after academician Neiko Ye.M. of Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University. The possibilities of combining long-term experience and the traditions of national medical school with the principles of the credit-module system are described.
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