期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
卷 167, 期 2, 页码 570-574出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.082
关键词
Atherosclerosis; Women's heart disease; Egyptian mummies; Computed tomography
资金
- Paleocardiology Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA
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. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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