Gupta, A.; Panda, P.; SHARMA, Y.; Mahesh, A.; Sharma, P.; Mahesh, N.K. CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH CORONARY TORTUOSITY AND ITS RELATION WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. Preprints2018, 2018060381. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201806.0381.v1
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Gupta, A., Panda, P., SHARMA, Y., Mahesh, A., Sharma, P., & Mahesh, N.K. (2018). CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH CORONARY TORTUOSITY AND ITS RELATION WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201806.0381.v1
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Gupta, A., Prafull Sharma and Nalin Kumar Mahesh. 2018 "CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH CORONARY TORTUOSITY AND ITS RELATION WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201806.0381.v1
Abstract
Background: Coronary tortuosity is a common angiographic finding. Scarce data is available on clinical profile of patients with coronary tortuosity (CT) and its relation with coronary artery disease (CAD). Method: A total 224 patients undergoing angiography for suspected CAD were included in the study. CT was defined by the presence of ≥3 consecutive bends of > 45 degree measured at end-diastole in an epicardial artery ≥2 mm in diameter. CT was present in 45(20.08%) patients in the study and another 45 patients without CT was randomly selected as control (NCT group). Clinical profile of CT and NCT group was compared. Results: Incidence of CT was significantly higher in females (p=0.000) and hypertensives (p=0.001) patients. CT was most commonly seen in Left circumflex coronary artery. Incidence of CAD was significantly lower in CT group as compare to NCT group (0.02). Risk factors for CAD was associated with reduced incidence of CT. Majority (88.46%) patient with CT without CAD presented with chronic stable angina out of which (65.21%) had an objective evidence of myocardial ischemia. Conclusion: CT is more commonly seen females and hypertensive patients. It has negative correlation with CAD. Risk factors of CAD do not predict CT. CT itself can lead to myocardial ischemia.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
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