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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2020

Pattern of coronary arterial lesions amongst Saudi Arabians: a cross-sectional coronary fluoroscopic angiography study.

Khalid Hadi Aldosari, Khalid Mansour Alkhathlan, Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Fayez Elsayed Abdelhamid Elshaer, Mohammed Hamid Karrar, Abdulrahman Mohammed Aldawsari

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Khalid Hadi AldosariPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Colleges of Medicine, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Mansour AlkhathlanPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Colleges of Medicine, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Sameer Al-GhamdiDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Fayez Elsayed Abdelhamid ElshaerKing Khaled University Hospital, King Fahad Cardiac Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Hamid KarrarDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Colleges of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Mohammed AldawsariPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Colleges of Medicine, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCoronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cardiovascular disease (CVD) that affects a large population globally. This study aimed at determining coronary arterial lesions (CAL), particularly in terms of age, gender, coronary artery/arteries involved, number of lesions, and dominant coronary artery in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at the King Khalid Hospital and Prince Sultan Centre for Health Care in Al-Kharj between January 2017 and March 2018. The patients with CAD lesion/s, fulfilling the inclusion criteria, were recruited from the cardiovascular medicine unit. Demographic information and the location and extent of their CAD lesions were extracted and documented in electronic case report form (eCRF). SPSS 22.0 was used for statistical analysis, and p value ≤ 0.05 was considered as significant.

resultsOf the 262 patients, male and female preponderance was 74.8% and 25.2%, respectively. The majority of the patients were adults above the age of 50 (72%). About half of all patients were active smokers (53%). Diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia were recorded in 63%, 53.7% and 25% respectively. The incidence of cardiovascular lesions was documented after coronary angiography; left circumflex artery lesions had the highest incidence (85.3%), followed by left anterior descending artery lesions (82.4%) and right circumflex artery lesions (74.3%). Left main coronary artery lesions had the lowest incidence (10.3%). Most patients (59.6%) had three concomitant lesions, whereas a minority of patients had two (22.8%) and one lesion (17.7%).

conclusionThe pattern of CALs is different among the Saudi population as compared to other countries.

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FluoroscopyAdultAge DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSaudi ArabiaSex DistributionSmokingcardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery diseaseSaudi Arabia

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