BIOMARKERS OF ATHEROGENESIS AND CLINICAL NEUROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INTERNAL CAROTY ARTERY

Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial and widespread process that underlies the development of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Atherosclerotic damage of cerebral vessels is a long-term process that passes through several stages during its development, in particular, the "asymptomatic" stage. Considering that atherosclerotic damage of carotid arteries is widely important in the development of acute cerebrovascular disorders, atherosclerotic damage of internal carotid arteries in patients with asymptomatic stenosis was generally considered as a model of atherosclerosis in brachiocephalic arteries (BSA). In this article, clinical-neurological and dopplerographic indicators of the development of the atherosclerotic process in patients with asymptomatic stenosis of the carotid artery are evaluated.