动脉粥样硬化是冠状动脉性心脏病的病理学基础,同时也是其它一些血管疾病如某些肾动动脉粥样硬化斑块所致继发性高血压的病理学基础。因此,欲对冠状动脉性心脏病的预防、预报和治疗以及高血压的病理生理和治疗等深入了解,势必要强调对动脉粥样硬化的研究。对动脉粥样硬化的病原学和病因的研究导致对动脉粥样硬化危险因子研究的极大兴趣。危险因子是指,那些与动脉粥样硬化性血管疾病易感性显著增加有关的,特别是与 Atherosclerosis is the pathological basis of coronary heart disease, but also the pathological basis of some other vascular diseases such as secondary hypertension caused by atherosclerotic plaques in the kidney. Therefore, for the prevention, prediction and treatment of coronary heart disease and the pathophysiology and treatment of hypertension and other in-depth understanding, it is necessary to emphasize the study of atherosclerosis. Studies of the aetiology and etiology of atherosclerosis have led to great interest in the study of atherosclerotic risk factors. Risk factors are those that are associated with a significant increase in the susceptibility to atherosclerotic vascular disease, especially with