RHEOVASOGRAPHY IN APPRAISAL OF NONOPERATIVE METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS

The work diskusses the results of treatment of 65 patients for arteriosclerosis obliterans of the lower limb vessels by means of various nonoperative methods. The clinical indices improved within the shortest period of time in the group of patients treated by a complex of measures including reinfusion of blood irradiated by ultraviolet rays. According to the findings of rheovasography, the rheographic index increased to a greater degree (+0.4) in patients who were treated by infusion of their own blood, which had been exposed to ultraviolet light, in combination with intravenous injection of drugs. Application of quantum hemotherapy alone was also effective, which was confirmed by increase of the rheographic index by 0.2. It is pointed out that the therapeutic effect of the method is mainly due to improvement of the blood rheologic properties and provision for the flow of blood along the main channel.