[Non-invasive method of measuring central hemodynamics in cerebral infarct patients]

Changes in parameters of the central hemodynamics (CH) determined by integral rheography of the body (IRB) were analyzed in 39 patients with cerebral stroke (CS). It was found that despite a stable neurological and somatic status, parameters of cardiac contractivity diminished while the vascular tonus increased within the first 2 weeks of the disease. These alterations were more pronounced in obese patients. The authors believe that their data on an increased vascular tone indicate a compensatory function of the CH after the development of CS and suggest that the use of hypotensive drugs in such cases is inadvisable. A conclusion is drawn that IRB is an informative method of the dynamic examination of the CH in cerebral stroke patients.