[Efficiency of meldonium in the complex therapy of acute coronary syndrome]

We examined 140 patients (mean age 54.8±3.1 years) with ST elevation acute coronary syndrome resulting in Q-wave myocardial infarction of the left ventricle. From the first hours complex therapy of these patients comprised meldonium (1 g/day intravenously for 2 weeks then orally until 1.5 months). Therapy with meldonium accelerated restoration of left ventricular diastolic function what was in agreement with lowering of NT-proBNT concentration in blood. It was established that administration of meldonium led to reduction of number of high grade ventricular extrasystoles during first 6 hours after thrombolysis, to lowering of blood concentration of lipoperoxide degradation products. Early use of meldonium decreases probability of emergence of fatal arrhythmias and improves prognosis of hospital stage of rehabilitation of patients with acute coronary syndrome resulting in Q-wave myocardial infarction.