The effect of corticosteroid therapy on the state of the cardiovascular system in children with nephritis

Cardiovascular disorders are one of the main syndromes in the clinical picture of glomerulonephritis in both adults and children. In recent years, due to the use of corticosteroid hormones, nephritis in children proceeds more favorably [1, 6]. The effect of steroid therapy on the development of cardiovascular pathology in patients with nephritis has not been studied. R.E. Mazo, based on observations of the dynamics of ECG and BCG in children with lingering forms of nephritis treated with small doses of prednisolone, suggests that this treatment has a beneficial effect on the course of cardiovascular syndrome. Further study of this issue is necessary, especially in connection with the change in the method of nephritis treatment in the direction of increasing the dose of hormones and lengthening the course of treatment [6].