[The concept of patient-oriented approach as a key tool of social economic development].

The article considers the need for a new model of health care. In the provision of patient care, individual needs and desired outcomes are the driving force behind all decisions in health and quality measurement. Medical care should correspond to individual preferences, needs and values of patients and take into account patient's wishes when making clinical decisions. This approach contributes to improving the quality of medical services and improving the economic well-being of the country, as evidenced by foreign research.

[Clinical and diagnostic value of heart rate variabilities in workers exposed to noise and vibration].

Noise and vibration cause disorders of vegetative regulation of cardiovascular system. Daily ECG monitoring with heart rate variabilities analysis enables quanitative evaluation of disordered vegetative control over heart rate and diagnosis of cardioneuropathy caused by long occupational exposure to noise and vibration.