The Relation between Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Body Mass Index

Aseel N. Hadi; Amir S. Al Mumin

Article Details

The Relation between Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Body Mass Index

Authors:

Aseel N. Hadi | Amir S. Al Mumin

Publisher:

University of Babylon

Journal:

JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON for Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.27 Issue 6, pp.115-123

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001382873

pISSN:

2312-8135

Keywords:

Relation between severity of coronary artery disease and body mass index

Abstract:

 Atherosclerosis remains one of the major causes of death and premature disability in developed countries. It is a chronic inflammatory disease which may cause obstructions of the coronary, cerebral and peripheral arteries. The goal of this study to establish association age, body mass index and smoking with severity of coronary artery disease. Seventy eight patients (39 males & 39 females) were studied. Seventy eight healthy volunteers match in age and sex were enrolled and accepted as a control group, their age range between (45-75 years). All patients were admitted to our hospital for elective coronary angiography with negative medical history (hypertension and diabetics mellitus).

Article Details

The Relation between Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Body Mass Index

Authors: Aseel N. Hadi | Amir S. Al Mumin

Publisher: University of Babylon

Journal: JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON for Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.27 Issue 6, pp.115-123

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001382873

pISSN: 2312-8135

Relation between severity of coronary artery disease and body mass index

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Authors:

Aseel N. Hadi | Amir S. Al Mumin

Publisher:

University of Babylon

Journal:

JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON for Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.27 Issue 6, pp.115-123

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001382873

pISSN:

2312-8135