The significance of investigation of the endothelium function in diagnosis and assessment of effectiveness of treatment of infective endocarditis

: The complex state of the endothelium function was studied in 25 patients with infective endocarditis in the preoperative and early terms after surgery. A reliable elevation of all indices of endothelium dysfunction independent of the localization of the formed heart disease was detected. Against the background of operative treatment reliable changes demonstrating an improved functional state of the endothelium were noted in the early postoperative period.