[Features of the intestinal microbiota in the elderly in the development of coronary heart disease.].

The review is devoted to the influence of the microbiota on the development of such an age-dependent disease as coronary heart disease, the formation of which depends on atherogenesis in particular. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Statistical data from the Federal State Statistics Service also confirm that coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the Russian Federation today.