METHOD OF PREDICTING RISK OF PROGRESSING STENOCARDIA IN SMOKING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61B5/91 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, in particular to cardiology and pulmonology, and can be used for predicting risk of progressing stenocardia in smoking patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD). Volume of forced exhalation during first second (VFE1) is determined for patient at the time of the first observation and after twelve months. After that, coefficient of risk of progressing stenocardia is calculated by formula: coefficient of risk=4.9945*X-0.4589, where X is drop of VFE1, calculated as difference of VFE1 during the first observation and after twelve months. Coefficient of risk is expressed in percent. If coefficient value is lower than 10%, risk of stenocardia development is considered to be low. If coefficient value equals or is higher than 10%, it is considered to be high.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to identify patients with high risk of progressing stenocardia among smoking patients with COLD and perform treatment with statins with prophylactic aim in due time.

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