cardiovascularКардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактикаCardiovascular Therapy and Prevention1728-88002619-0125«SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC10.15829/1728-8800-2019-6-57-61cardiovascular-2335Research ArticleМНЕНИЕ ПО ПРОБЛЕМЕOPINION ON A PROBLEMНовые векторы в диагностике метаболического синдрома: оценка уровня сосудистого эндотелиального фактора роста, пентраксина-3 и трансформирующего фактора роста бетаNew directions in metabolic syndrome diagnosis: assessment of vascular endothelial growth factor, pentraxin-3 and transforming growth factor beta levelshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8984-9056ШепельР. Н.ShepelR. N.

Шепель Руслан Николаевич - научный сотрудник отдела фундаментальных и прикладных аспектов ожирения, начальник отдела организационно-методического управления и анализа качества медицинской помощи.

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r.n.shepel@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4453-8430ДрапкинаО. М.DrapkinaO. M.

Драпкина Оксана Михайловна - доктор медицинских наук, профессор, член-корреспондент РАН, директор.

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drapkina@bk.ruНациональный медицинский исследовательский центр профилактической медицины Минздрава РоссииNational Medical Research Center for Preventive Medicine2019151020191865761Copyright © Шепель Р.Н., Драпкина О.М., 20192019Шепель Р.Н., Драпкина О.М.Shepel R.N., Drapkina O.M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/2335

В статье представлены результаты отечественных и зарубежных клинических исследований, посвященных изучению уровня маркеров ангиогенеза — сосудистый эндотелиальный фактор роста, пентраксин-3 и трансформирующий фактор роста бета, у пациентов с метаболическим синдромом.

The article presents the results of Russian and international clinical studies on the levels of angiogenesis markers (vascular endothelial growth factor, pentraxin 3 and transforming growth factor beta) in patients with metabolic syndrome.

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