THE STATUS OF ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT PERIPHERAL VESSEL DILATATION IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC GASTRODUODENAL PATHOLOGY
The status of endothelium dependent vasodilatation has been assessed in 144 children at the age of 7 - 15 years by the results of the reactive hyperemia test. The decrease of postocclusion dilatation of peripheral vessels in the patients with chronic inflammatory diseases of the stomach and duodenum has been revealed, it being dependent upon nosological forms and features of the clinical picture.