MEDICAL SUPPORT TO LONG-TERM (ONE-YEAR OR LONGER) PILOTED MISSIONS TO ORBITAL STATION "MIR"
The authors analyzed the results of medical monitoring of cosmonauts (n = 5, 36 to 52 y.o.) and medical interventions during long-term (about a year) missions to orbital station «Mir». The standard crew health monitoring included day-by-day checks, regular and profound examinations. ECG in 12 leads registered rare single extrasystoles in 2 cosmonauts; T-amplitude decline from 23 to 70 % in most of ECG leads was registered in 4 cosmonauts. However, these deviations were not pathologic and did not require pharmacological correction. Results of functional tests during the profound medical examination did not attest to significant deviations and were consistent with the general pattern of human body reactions in the conditions of space flight. The seldom medical events did not carry any specific features that could be attributed to the extended length of these missions. All somatic and functional disorders were coped with successfully using the board medical medications and instruments. The Russian medical care system for space crews ensured minimization of the medical risks and preservation of the health and efficiency of cosmonauts on on-year and longer missions.