[Effectiveness of diet therapy in patients with ischemic heart disease and a history of myocardial infarction at young age].

To elucidate the effect of dietetics on the onset and course of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients who survived myocardial infarction at young age were investigated. The analysis of clinical and metabolic changes, psycho-vegetative disorders permitted the authors to distinguish two groups of patients: group 1--patients with normal body mass, and group 2--those with excessive body mass who received, respectively, A1 (basic) and Ar (reduced) variants of theanti- arteriosclerotic diet. It was established that the Ar diet produced positive effects on the dynamics of body mass reduction, on the cardiovascular system, on parameters of lipid metabolism, hemostasis and psycho-physiologic parameters of group 2 patients. Diet therapy combined with tranquilizers is recommended for group 1 patients.