The formation of atherosclerotic plaque, its destabilisation and diagnostics

1 Clinic for Endocrine, General and Vascular Surgery, Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Lodz, Poland 2 Clinic for Neurology and Epileptology with the Stroke Unit, Medical University of Lodz, Poland 3 Department of Paediatrics, Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland Correspondence to: Clinic for Endocrine, General and Vascular Surgery, Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Pabianicka 62, 93-513 Lodz, e-mail: ave151@wp.pl The preparation of this manuscript was supported by the Medical University of Lodz (Research Task No. 502-03/5-062-01/502-54-111) The contribution of the work of the author of the first and the second was equivalent