[Use of infrared laser therapy in patients with ischemic heart disease associated with diabetes mellitus type 2 in health resort]. / Infrakrasnaia lazerterapiia u bol'nykh ishemicheskoi bolezn'iu serdtsa, assotsiirovannoi s sakharnym diabetom tipa 2, v usloviiakh kurorta.

Infrared laser therapy (300 Hz) combined with balneotherapy and patients' education is more effective than standard sanatorium rehabilitation in patients with ischemic heart disease associated with diabetes mellitus type 2. 81.8% patients showed good response manifesting in less frequent anginal attacks, episodes of pain and painless ischemia and lower doses of antianginal drugs. Systolic and diastolic arterial pressure lowered by 18 and 10 mm Hg on the average, respectively. Multimodality rehabilitation of IHD patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus improves hemostasis, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Coronary circulation response lasted for 24 weeks.

[Mechanism of the anti-anginal action of korinfar]. / K mekhanizmu antianginal'nogo deistviia korinfara.

The effect of corinfar on the blood plasma Ca2+ content and oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve was studied in 52 patients with ischemic heart disease. The drug was administered in a dose of 60 mg/day and to 5 patients in a dose of 90 mg/day for 2 weeks. A complete disappearance of angina attacks and ECG normalization were observed in 37 patients, a good effect was noted in 30 patients and no effect was seen in 13 patients. A significant decrease of Ca2+ content during treatment was noted in patients with effort angina of mild and moderate degrees. Parallelism between Ca2+ content decrease and the drug efficacy was revealed.