VALUE ASSESSMENT OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AT THE POPULATION LEVEL (ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH MERIDIAN-RO)

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to be the leading cause of death among the most developed countries in the world. Thus, according to the American heart Association (AHA), cardiovascular mortality was 32.3% [787931] all deaths [2437163] that occurred in the U.S. in 2009. In a 49.9% of cases the cause of death was coronary heart disease (KBS), 16.5% ? stroke. This indicates a high prevalence of atherosclerosis and related diseases, as well as constantly stimulate scientific research in the field of diagnostics of early signs of this pathology.