[Data on epidemiology and pathology of arteriosclerosis of the iliac and femoral arteries among the population of the Samarkand district].

A comparative analysis of atherosclerotic lesions in the major arteries of the lower extremities (iliac and femoral) was conducted in different groups of population in the Samarkand region including autopsy material, mass screening data and examinations of patients hospitalized in surgical clinics of the city of Samarkand. The incidence, the period of appearance of atherosclerotic changes in the arteries of the lower extremities, their morphological peculiarities and localization were determined. The main factors correlating with the incidence, severity and localization of the vascular lesions in the lower extremities included the age, ethnic origin and nature of the underlying pathology.