Spontaneous and progressive atherosclerosis – is there a difference?

Abstract

The article analyzes the state of the problem of rapidly progressive atherosclerosis in comparison with the spontaneous or classical course of the disease. The authors have identified the most well-known factors responsible for the accelerated course of atherosclerosis and the prospects for therapeutic intervention. The analysis used data on the topic from publications over the past five years based on databases PubMed, Google Scholar и Russian Science Citation Index.

Keywords

• progressive atherosclerosis
• spontaneous atherosclerosis