Normal coronary artery dimensions in Indians |
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Authors: | Dr Cheemalapati Saikrishna MCh Dr Sachin Talwar MCh Dr Gurpreet Gulati MD Dr Arkalgud Sampath Kumar MCh |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, 110 029 New Delhi, India |
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Abstract: | Background There is no available data on normal coronary artery size in the Indian population. We attempted to establish a database for
normal dimensions of the coronary artery segments during life by using quantitative coronary angiography and compared these
with Western estimates of coronary artery size.
Material and Methods Between december 2003 and June 2004, 94 patients who underwent quantitative coronary angiography for evaluation of symptoms
of ischemic heart disease and were found to have no coronary artery disease form the sample size.
Results The dimensions of branches in the left coronary system in our patients were less and those of the distal circumflex, and the
proximal and distal left anterior descending coronary arteries were significantly greater than those of Indian Asians living
in the United Kingdom and the native Caucasians but the dimensions of the right coronary artery were significantly greater
in our patients.
Conclusions Coronary artery dimensions for at least some branches of the left coronary system are similar to that reported in the West
and the dimensions of the right coronary are greater. These findings contradict the general perception that Indians have smaller
coronary arteries. |
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Keywords: | Coronary arteries Coronary angiography Atherosclerosis |
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