Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis: current views. Review.

Atherosclerosis and associated cardiovascular diseases are still an urgent problem of modern medicine. The WHO Global Health Estimates show, that they are the leading  cause  of  death  and  have  been  the  leading  cause  of  death  globally  for  20  years. Patterns  of  atherosclerosis  pathogenesis  are  requiring  further  development,  because understanding  the  mechanisms  of  disease  development  has  one  goal:  to  find  effective treatment in terms of targeting important parts of pathogenesis.