title: [The use of plasmapheresis in the combined treatment of patients with unstable stenocardia].
abstract: Plasmapheresis (PA) was provided to 82 patients with unstable angina pectoris refractory to drug treatment. PA did not influence blood osmolarity, acid-base equilibrium or blood electrolyte level. The patients manifested a slight rise of hematocrit and a decrease of plasma oncotic pressure. PA gave rise to a significant lowering of blood viscosity, a reduction of blood fibrinogen, total protein, cholesterol and triglycerides. Clinically, there was a marked decline of the frequency of angina pectoris of rest and effort attacks. The doses of antianginal drugs could be reduced. PA brought about a significant rise of the count of rosette-forming cells. The increase of drug sensitivity induced by PA sessions correlated with the clinical efficacy of the treatment. Later on the antianginal effect was attained with far lower drug doses.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Mal'ginov
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Zaruba
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kutsenko
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Eliseev
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Rakhmedov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Kukharchuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012074:Remission Induction
vernacular_title: Primenenie plazmafereza v kompleksnom lechenii bol'nykh nestabil'noĭ stenokardieĭ.