Tomsk National Research Medical Center

Impact of Circumferential Calcification and Acquired Minimum Lumen Area on 1‐Year Primary Patency After Drug‐Coated Balloon Angioplasty for Femoropopliteal Lesions

BACKGROUND: Severe calcification predicts restenosis after drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty for femoropopliteal lesions, but whether an adequate post-procedural minimum lumen area (MLA) can attenuate this effect, and how intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) circumferential calcif...

Heart failure risk stratification using the HFA-PEFF scale in patients with arterial hypertension after COVID-19: the role of inflammatory status and identification of the most vulnerable group

COVID-19 survivors with hypertension exhibit an elevated risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The impact of systemic inflammation on the long-term functional prognosis of this patient demographic remains inadequately explored, particularly in individuals with i...

Matrix metalloproteinases and vascular endothelial growth factor in the acute phase of ischemic stroke: correlation with pathogenetic subtypes and clinical outcomes

Objective. To evaluate the changes in serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) during the acute phase of ischemic stroke (IS) to elucidate subtype-specific pathogenetic mechanisms and assess the predictive value of the...