| Autor: |
Ahmed Elamragy, Samuel Yakoub, Mohamed AbdelGhany, Waleed Ammar |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
The Egyptian Heart Journal, Vol 73, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2090-911X |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s43044-021-00157-6 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Coronary tortuosity (C-Tor) is a common finding in coronary angiography (CAG). There are conflicting data about its link to atherosclerosis: one study found a negative relationship with coronary artery disease (CAD), although it had been linked to age and hypertension (HTN), which are CAD risk factors. Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) is a measure of early atherosclerosis and a surrogate for CAD, diastolic dysfunction is also associated with CAD risk factors. In this retrospective case-control study, we investigated the relationship between C-Tor, C-IMT, diastolic dysfunction, and the other risk factors in patients undergoing CAG in a tertiary hospital between July 2017 and June 2018, after excluding patients with significant CAD. C-Tor was defined as the presence of ≥ 3 bends (≥ 45°) along the trunk of at least one main coronary artery in CAG. Results After excluding 663 patients due to exclusion criteria, 30 patients with C-Tor were compared with age and gender-matched controls. HTN was significantly more common in the C-Tor group (86.7% vs. 30%, p < 0.002); other clinical characteristics were similar. The C-IMT was abnormal in the C-Tor group only (p: 0.007). The diastolic dysfunction parameters differed between the two groups: the E/A ratio was 1 in the normal group (p: |
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