title: [Prevalence of atherosclerosis of the aorta and major arteries in female inhabitants of Tashkent].
abstract: Atherosclerosis of the aorta and of practically all major arteries, including internal iliac arteries in females is studied for the first time. Visual-planimetric evaluation of the atherosclerosis degree of the arteries stained with Sudan IV in Tashkent females 20-89 year-old with regard to the age, ethnic and cause of death is performed. The highest incidence was observed in the age period of 40 to 59 years. Indices of the atherosclerotic damage considerably differed in various arterial regions being higher in males and in non-indigenous population. More severe course of atherosclerosis in Tashkent females was noted in the last decades.
authors: Ia Iu
authors: IaIu
authors: Utepov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001158:Arteries; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007623:Kazakhstan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014504:Urban Health
vernacular_title: Rasprostranennost' ateroskleroza aorty i magistral'nykh arteriĭ u zhitel'nits Tashkenta.