Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for coronary heart diseases (CHDs) and stroke. Coronary computed tomography (CT) enables physicians to visualize the vascular system with high specificity sensitivity. Aim of work: To evaluate role CT angiography as diagnostic tool in assessment chest pain patients suffering from HTN. Patients Methods: This prospective study was carried out ...

background one of the most important causes of mortality in developed and developing countries is coronary artery disease. coronary artery disease (cad) may develop by deposition of lipid, fibrous or calcified debris on the surface of the coronary artery lumen. fibrous plaque and calcified plaque may cause substantial stenosis of coronary arteries leading to ischemia of heart muscle while lipid...

congenital absence of left circumflex artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries. the prevalence of the anomaly in different studies ranges from 0.6% to 1.3%. of these, 80% are benign and asymptomatic and 20% are clinically important. we report a 56-year-old man presented with acute resting chest pain who was diagnosed as having acute anterolateral infarction accompanied by el...

Coronary artery diseases are among the leading causes of death in the industrial countries. The high death rate leads to an increased demand of diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. Additional to the conventional coronary angiography, the CT angiography is mainly used in the extended diagnostics of coronary artery diseases. This modality allows a detailed assessment of the coronary vessels...

Inflammation plays a major role in coronary artery disease (CAD). Currently, it is unclear, whether Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is associated with the risk of the atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti- CMV antibodies in CAD and non CAD patients undergoing artery bypass surgery. Sera from 157 patients who underwent coronary angiography were tested for...