PROFESSOR ALEXANDER I. IGNATOWSKI A FOUNDER OF THE THEORY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Abstract

Biography of Professor Ignatowski A.I. is an example of outstanding personality in the history of medicine, beginning of XX century. Collecting information about this scientist, we managed to trace his whole life path. In this article we tried to concentrate on the most important events of his bright life and professional activity. Alexander I. Ignatowski (1875-1955) — therapist, doctor of medicine, professor, the first head of the Faculty therapeutic Department of the Imperial University of Warsaw from 1915 to 1920 in Rostov-on-Don, State Councilor, Knight of the Order of St. Anna 2 class. Studies carried out in his laboratories and dedicated to the search for the relationship between cholesterol and fatty foods experimental atherosclerosis did Ignatowski one of the founders of the doctrine of atherosclerosis in the world. This achievement was recognized in the United States as one of the 10 most important discoveries in medicine and is described in the book of the same name. His pioneering work laid a solid foundation for further research in the field of lipidology. In Germany, prof. K.T. Far, in Russia — Anichkov N.N. And Khalatov S.S. were among the first scientists who used the experimental protocols of Ignatowski and successfully reproduced his experiments. Thanks to this extensive work, today we have detailed knowledge of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, the causes of its occurrence, the consequences of its development, the methods of diagnosis and treatment, and can calculate the risk of cardiovascular events and influence life expectancy. The rich scientific heritage left after him, still has not lost its relevance, and the hypothesis put forward by him almost 100 years ago, repeatedly confirmed.