CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND LABORATORY FINDINGS OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE COMORBIDITIES

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading causes of global mortality, annually claiming the lives of more than 18 million people [1,2]. Arterial hypertension (AH) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) are the main determinants of critical vascular complications. According to global statistics [3], AH affects more than 1.2 billion people, while IHD is diagnosed in over 120 million. The coexistence of these pathologies is especially common in individuals over 60 years of age, reaching up to 50%, which is linked to excess body weight, lipid metabolism disorders, and chronic inflammation [4,5].