Determination of uropepsin in atherosclerosis

Abstract

The activity of the internal organs is largely due to their blood supply, which can be disrupted by atherosclerotic lesions of the corresponding arteries. In this regard, there is a certain clinical interest in studying the functional state of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with atherosclerosis, especially since there are almost no special studies on this issue at the present time. As A. L. believes. In the elderly, if they have atherosclerosis of the aorta and coronary arteries, long-term digestive disorders often occur not as a result of inflammatory diseases of the stomach and intestines, but are caused by ischemia of the gastrointestinal tract due to atherosclerosis of the aorta and the abdominal arteries that depart from it.

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