FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine and can be used in therapy, cardiology and physiology. A skin temperature of the lower one-third of both forearms and fingers is measured. A carotid artery is scanned by ultrasound An arterial pressure is measured. If the skin temperature of the lower one-third of forearm and left fingers by not less than ΔT 1.1°C as compared to symmetrical regions of the right hand, and if the intima-media layer of the carotid arteries thickens to 1 mm and more, and if the systolic blood pressure increases to 140 mm Hg and more, the in-depth is considered to be indicated.
EFFECT: method enables the early identification and diagnosis of the atherosclerotic involvements of coronary arteries with using non-invasive methods.
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