Diagnosis and motitoring of systemic connective tissue diseases: the emphasis on laboratory and instrumental methods

Smiyan S.I.¹, Mitchenko O.I.², Kuzmina A.P.³, Khimion L., Garmish O.O. ²

• ¹I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University
• ²SI «NSC «Institute of Cardiology M.D. Strazhesko» NAMS of Ukraine», Kyiv
• ³ДЗ «Дніпропетровська медична академія МОЗ України», Дніпро

Summary. The article presents modern recommendations of patients with systemic connective tissue diseases long-term follow-up. The main emphasis is made on laboratory and instrumental methods of investigation.