This survey presents the role of endothelial dysfunction in pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases as predictor of their development. Leading risk factors of endothelial dysfunction and methods of its diagnostics are also shown. Special attention is given to non medicamental correction of endothelial function disorders and its pharmacotherapy with statins, inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), calcium antagonists and other drugs.

This article presents innovative techniques for diagnostics, risk stratification and treatment of patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Hypertriglyceridemia is not only known as an independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases, but also its high level can become a cause of acute pancreatitis.

This review article presents duplex scanning of carotid arteries as a key and the most informative modern noninvasive innovation technology for diagnostics of subclinical atherosclerosis. It was noted that during primary prophylaxis the values of intima-media complex of these arteries allow performing risk stratification of patients and selection of high-risk patients for aggressive lipid-lowering pharmacotherapy.