AGE FEATURES OF STRUCTURAL AND HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF GREAT VESSELS OF THE NECK IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND OVERWEIGHT
The investigations involved 290 patients (85 males and 205 females). The data of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (steatosis), combined with overweight, and the data of con- trol group patients with normal body weight without liver disease have been compared. Examined patients were divided into four age groups (according to World Health Organization criterion): 1st age group - from 25 to 34 years, 2nd - from 35 to 44 years, 3rd - from 45 to 59 years, 4th - from 60 to 75 years. Structural and hemodynamic parameters of great vessels of the neck, obtained in duplex investigation (ultrasound sonography in B-regime, color flow mapping and Doppler investiga- tion), were analyzed.The changes of structural and hemodynamic parameters of great ves- sels of the neck (intima-media complex thickening, reduction in thelinear velocity of blood flow) were determined. NAFLD (steatosis), as- sociated with increased body weight, has a direct impact on the struc- tural and hemodynamic state of great vessels of the neck. A correlation between NAFLD (steatosis), combined with increased body weight, and indicator of blood velocity - peak systolic flow velocity (p < 0.05) has been revealed.Violation of the structure and hemodynamics of the main vessels of the neck, detected during the complex duplex examination, is the re- sult of direct impact of NAFLD (steatosis) and increased body weight and leads to the development of cardiovascular risk, mainly in groups of middle-aged and elderly patients.