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Impact of diabetes mellitus on coronary and extracoronary calcification in patients with coronary artery disease /

Emmanuel Fares Aziz Fawzy

Impact of diabetes mellitus on coronary and extracoronary calcification in patients with coronary artery disease / تأثير مرض السكري علي تكلسات داخل الشرايين التاجية في مرضي قصور الشرايين التاجية Emmanuel Fares Aziz Fawzy ; Supervised Sameh W. G. Bakhoum , Azza A. Farrag , Mohammed Ali Salem - Cairo : Emmanuel Fares Aziz Fawzy , 2011 - 117 P. : charts ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology

Young diabetic patients had increased coronary and extracoronary atherosclerotic burden as detected by multidetector computed tomography. Cardiovascular complications are the major cause of diabetes- associated morbidity and mortality. Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) was found to be a powerful predictor of coronary artery disease CAD



Atherosclerosis Coronary calcification Diabetes mellitus