Атеросклероз и воспаление

Аннотация

Atherosclerosis, the morphological correlates of vascular disease, is characterized by early endonthelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation together with build-up of lipids, cholesterol, calcium and cellular debris within the intima of the vessel wall. This build-up leads to the formation of advanced atherosclerotic plaque (Hans A.R.Bluyssen,et al., 2012). Despite the fact that better treatments have relieved the number of deaths from atherosclerosis-related diseases, and have improved the quality of life for people who have these diseases, atherosclerosis remains the underlying cause of about 50% of all death in westernized society.