الفهرس 
Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery DiseaseOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide causing about 45.0 million adult deaths worldwide in 2002. Half of such deaths are caused by coronary artery disease (CAD). 1, 2 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), CAD cause 16.7 million deaths in the world each year
AIM OF WORK: The aim of our study is to determine the correlation of echocardiography calcium score and aortic stiffness to severity of coronary artery disease
Patient and methods: This study included 60 patients presenting by inferior wall ST segment elevation myocardial infarction associated with RV infarction
Results: The current study included 60 individuals who were recruited from Ain Shams university hospitals. All patients were recruited from the Coronary care unit (CCU) presenting with inferior wall myocardial infarction associated with RV infarction.
All 60 patients underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention and echocardiographic assessment within 48 hours of admission
Conclusions:
Atherosclerotic CAD stands out as a very important public health problem responsible for most of the cardiovascular mortalities in both developing and developed country. Echocardiographic calcium score is associated with the severity of CAD and number of coronaries affected and thus it can be used as a new tool for cardiovascular risk stratification. The relationship between Aortic stiffness by echocardiography and severity of CAD still needs further evaluation. The low cost, availability and the radiation free nature of echocardiography make it an attractive candidate for the on-going research regarding the non-invasive tools for prediction of CAD.