[The role of alternative approaches to antiischemic therapy in patients with stable coronary artery disease].

Contemporary approach to antianginal therapy in patients with stable are reviewed. Benefits and limitations of "standard" antiischemic therapy and evidence-based data about alternative therapy with nicorandil are discussed in details.

[Practical prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in an endocrinological department]. / Prakticheskaia realizatsiia profilaktiki i lecheniia serdechno-sosudistykh zabolevanii u bol'nykh sakharnym diabetom tipa 2 v usloviiakh éndokrinologicheskogo otdeleniia.

AIM: To analyse retrospectively quality of medical correction of modified risk factors (RF) and treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in patients with diabetes mellitus type (DM) 2 admitted to specialized endocrinological departments. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Analysis of medication policy of CVD RF was made retrospectively for 250 patients treated in endocrinological departments of Moscow hospital in 2003. RESULTS: Arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease were diagnosed in 93.2 and 87.2% examinees. History of myocardial infarction and brain stroke was in 8.4 and 6% patients. Statins were prescribed in 2.4% cases. Examination for dyslipidemia was not satisfactory. ACE inhibitors were prescribed in 71.2% patients. Aspirin was prescribed (18%) primarily by the cardiologist. CONCLUSION: Quality of medical prophylaxis of CVD RF in DM type 2 patients in the departments does not satisfy modern clinical recommendations.