Cor Vasa 2021, 63(5):547-554 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2021.057

Prevalence, risk factors, and coronary angiographic profile in patients with tortuous coronary artery

Noha Hassanin Hanboly, Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Ghany, Sameh Mohamed Helmy El-Kaffas, Tawhid Udden Ahmed
Cardiovascular Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Background: Tortuosity of the coronary arteries (CT) is a common finding during coronary artery catheterization. Although coronary tortuosity is seen frequently on coronary angiography in patients with chest pain, it is rarely reported as it is unclear whether there is a functional significance of this finding or not. Some researches define CT as ≥3 consecutive curvatures of 45 degrees or more in at least one coronary bed.

Objectives: The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of CT among patients who underwent coronary angiography at Cairo University. Hospitals with specific emphasis on the clinical presentation, traditional risk factors of coronary artery disease and coronary angiographic severity studied by Gensini and vessel scores.

Keywords: Coronary artery disease, Gensini score, Tortuous coronary artery

Received: March 10, 2021; Revised: March 10, 2021; Accepted: April 27, 2021; Published: October 20, 2021  Show citation

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Hassanin Hanboly N, Ghany MMA, El-Kaffas SMH, Ahmed TU. Prevalence, risk factors, and coronary angiographic profile in patients with tortuous coronary artery. Cor Vasa. 2021;63(5):547-554. doi: 10.33678/cor.2021.057.
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