Modern methods for determining and risk factors for the development of arterial stiffness in the practice of family medicine

Abstract

Vascular stiffness is an independent prognostic parameter for the development of cardiac pathology and cardiovascular mortality. The predictive value is high at the preclinical stages of the development of the disease, since blood vessels are an integral marker of cardiovascular pathology, through which classic risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are realized. Vascular stiffness increases due to cholesterol deposits and calcification of the vessel wall. On the other hand, an increase in blood pressure (BP) causes changes in the vascular wall, including with the development of arteriolosclerosis, which can also lead to an increase in vascular stiffness.