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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Egyptian women: 1570 BCE-2011 CE
International Journal of Cardiology, Volume 167, No. 2, Year 2013
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Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is often thought of as a disease of modernity, a disease affecting primarily men and a disease primarily affecting members of affluent Western societies. Methods: We reviewed CT scans for evidence of vascular calcification as a manifestation of atherosclerosis in ancient Egyptian female mummies and compared the results to clinical features of contemporary Egyptian women, who are suffering from an epidemic of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Results: The common assumption that atherosclerosis is strictly a modern disease which spares women, mainly affecting men, is not true. We report the CT examination of an ancient Egyptian woman who lived more than 3000 years ago, finding calcified atherosclerotic plaque in her systemic arteries and other abnormalities probably due to prior myocardial infarction. We also confirmed recent reports of a virtual epidemic of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in contemporary Egyptian women. Conclusions: Atherosclerosis, both ancient and contemporary, is common in women as well as in men, and is related to both a genetic predisposition and to environmental factors including diet, exercise, obesity and exposure to smoke and other toxins. © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdelfattah, Alia
Egypt, Cairo
Cairo University Hospitals
Allam, Adel Hassan A.
Egypt, Cairo
Al-azhar University
Wann, Lee Samüel
United States, Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Thompson, Randall C.
United States, Kansas City
Mid America Heart Institute - Kansas City
United States, Kansas City
University of Missouri-kansas City
Abdel-Maksoud, Gomaa
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Badr, Ibrahem
Egypt, Alexandria
Institute of Restoration
Amer, H. A.
Egypt, Giza
National Research Centre
El-Din, Abd El Halim Nur
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Egypt, Alexandria
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Finch, Caleb Ellicott
United States, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Miyamoto, Michael I.
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
United States, Mission Viejo
Mission Internal Medical Group
Sutherland, Linda
United States, Newport Beach
Newport Diagnostic Center
Sutherland, James D.
United States
South Coast Radiological Medical Group
Thomas, Gregory S.
United States, Mission Viejo
Mission Internal Medical Group
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Statistics
Citations: 27
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.082
ISSN:
01675273
e-ISSN:
18741754
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Noncommunicable Diseases
Participants Gender
Male
Female