FEATURES OF DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY FOR MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES

About 1-5% of patients with acute viral infection may have myocardial damage. The pathogens of many common infections are able to have a direct or indirect damaging effect on the heart muscle. An examination of 178 children with a diagnosis of acute respiratory infection was carried out. Most children (78%) observed changes from the cardiovascular system in the form of functional disorders (60%) and the development of myocarditis (18%), which was confirmed by ECG, Echo-KG and determining the activity of cardiospecific enzymes. All children were carried out therapy using antiviral and antibacterial drugs, and when detecting disorders from the heart, drugs were used that improve metabolic processes in the myocardium, if necessary, anti -inflammatory drugs