vmireavizВестник медицинского института «РЕАВИЗ». Реабилитация, Врач и ЗдоровьеBulletin of the Medical Institute "REAVIZ" (REHABILITATION, DOCTOR AND HEALTH)2226-762X2782-1579РЕАВИЗvmireaviz-5Research ArticleКлиническая медицинаClinical medicineОсобенности диагностики мультифокального атеросклероза у пациентов умеренного и низкого риска и их рестратификацияDiagnosis of multifocal atherosclerosis in low-to moderate-risk patients and their restratificationФатенковО. В.FatenkovO. V.

Фатенков Олег Вениаминович, доктор медицинских наук, заведующий кафедрой факультетской терапии

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СимерзинВ. В.SimerzinV. V.

Симерзин Василий Васильевич, доктор медицинских наук, профессор кафедры кафедра факультетской терапии

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НизаметдиноваД. Р.NizametdinovaD. R.

Низаметдинова Динара Рустамовна, аспирант кафедры морфологии и анатомии

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ГалкинаМ. А.GalkinaM. A.

Галкина Мария Анатольевна, ассистент кафедры факультетской терапии

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ПанишеваЯ. А.PanishevaYa. A.

Панишева Яна Анатольевна, врач-терапевт клиники факультетской терапии

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ГаглоевА. В.GagloevA. V.

Гаглоев Антон Вячеславович, студент группы научно-педагогического резерва

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СерпионоваЕ. К.SerpionovaE. K.

Серпионова Екатерина Константиновна, терапевт приемного покоя клиник

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СытдыковИ. Х.SytdykovI. Kh.

Сытдыков Ильнар Халитович, ассистент кафедры факультетской терапии

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ПоповаЯ. О.PopovaYa. O.

Попова Яна Олеговна, терапевт клиник

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ФГБОУ ВО «Самарский государственный медицинский университет» Министерства здравоохранения Российской ФедерацииРоссияFederal State Budgetary Institution of Higher Education ‘Samara State Medical University,’ Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationRussian FederationЧастное учреждение образовательная организация высшего образования «Медицинский университет «Реавиз»РоссияPrivate Institution of Higher Education ‘Medical University ‘ReavizRussian FederationКлиники ФГБОУ ВО «Самарский государственный медицинский университет» Министерства здравоохранения Российской ФедерацииРоссияClinics of Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationRussian Federation202024112020011726Copyright © Фатенков О.В., Симерзин В.В., Низаметдинова Д.Р., Галкина М.А., Панишева Я.А., Гаглоев А.В., Серпионова Е.К., Сытдыков И.Х., Попова Я.О., 20202020Фатенков О.В., Симерзин В.В., Низаметдинова Д.Р., Галкина М.А., Панишева Я.А., Гаглоев А.В., Серпионова Е.К., Сытдыков И.Х., Попова Я.О.Fatenkov O.V., Simerzin V.V., Nizametdinova D.R., Galkina M.A., Panisheva Y.A., Gagloev A.V., Serpionova E.K., Sytdykov I.K., Popova Y.O.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vestnik.reaviz.ru/jour/article/view/5

В статье представлены современные представления о роли субклинического каротидного атеросклероза в качестве биомаркера и эквивалента ишемической болезни сердца. Отражены особенности выявления субклинического мультифокального атеросклероза у лиц умеренного и низкого риска. Это дает возможность проводить диагностику заболевания, верификацию диагноза, рестратификацию пациентов, идентификацию подгрупп лиц высокого и очень высокого риска и проводить комплекс лечебнопрофилактических мероприятий по агрессивной липидкоррегирующей фармакотерапии.

This article covers current views on the role of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis as a biomarker and equivalent of coronary heart disease. It focuses on the detection of subclinical multifocal atherosclerosis in lowto moderate-risk patients, which enables disease diagnosis, its verification, restratification of patients, identification of highand very high-risk individuals, and implementation of a complex of therapeutic and preventive measures, including aggressive lipid-regulating pharmacotherapy.

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