MODERN ASPECT TO PROBLEM OF CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA CAUSED BY MULTIFOCAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Abstract

Chronic obliterating diseases of the arteries of the lower extremities (CVD) account for more than 20% of all CVD types, which corresponds to 2–3% of the total population [9,17,25]. The incidence of diseases increases significantly in the elderly and senile: 0.3% of people aged 30 to 40 years, 1% of people aged 40 to 50 years, 2-3% of people aged 50 to 60 years, and 5-7% of people aged 70 and older [22,27]. According to authoritative publications and the results of modern large population-based studies (PANDORA, 2012; Russian Consensus Document, 2016), the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease varies from 5.8% in the United States and 7% in Russia, respectively, to 12.2% and 22.9% in France and Italy. In the United States [7,11], about 10% of people over 55 years of age have an asymptomatic form of CLD, and symptoms of intermittent claudication are noted in 5% of individuals.