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Preservation of the heart in ancient Egyptian mummies: A computed tomography investigation with focus on the myocardium

Stephanie Panzer, Alice Paladin, Stephanie Zesch, Wilfried Rosendahl, more

The ancient Egyptians considered the heart to be the most important organ. The belief that the heart remained in the body is widespread in the archeological and paleopathological literature. The purpose of this study was to perform an overview of the preserved intrathoracic structures and thoracic and abdominal cavity filling, and to determine the prevalence and computed tomography (CT) characteristics...

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The mystery poor prognosticator! Pharmacologic stress MPI prevalence and predictors: Insights from the Middle East

Mohamed Mandour Ali, Adel H. Allam

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology > 2018 > 25 > 5 > 1715-1717

See related article, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-017-1071-0

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Coronary atherosclerosis in indigenous South American Tsimane: a cross-sectional cohort study

Hillard Kaplan, Randall C Thompson, Benjamin C Trumble, L Samuel Wann, more

The Lancet > 2017 > 389 > 10080 > 1730-1739

Conventional coronary artery disease risk factors might potentially explain at least 90% of the attributable risk of coronary artery disease. To better understand the association between the pre-industrial lifestyle and low prevalence of coronary artery disease risk factors, we examined the Tsimane, a Bolivian population living a subsistence lifestyle of hunting, gathering, fishing, and farming with...

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Nuclear Cardiology Practices and Radiation Exposure in the Oceania Region: Results From the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS)

Sinjini Biswas, Nathan Better, Thomas N.B. Pascual, Mathew Mercuri, more

Heart, Lung and Circulation > 2017 > 26 > 1 > 25-34

There is concern about radiation exposure with radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). This sub-study of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study reports radiation doses from MPI, and use of dose-optimisation protocols in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), and compares them with data from the rest of the world.Data were collected from 7911 MPI studies...

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The Authors' Reply

Gregory S. Thomas, Adel H. Allam, Guido P. Lombardi, David E. Michalik

Global Heart > 2015 > 10 > 4 > 335

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The Orthopedic Diseases of Ancient Egypt

Klaus O Fritsch, Heshem Hamoud, Adel H. Allam, Alexander Grossmann, more

The Anatomical Record > 298 > 6 > 1036 - 1046

Background: CT scanning of ancient human remains has the potential to provide insights into health and diseases. While Egyptian mummies have undergone CT scans in prior studies, a systematic survey of the orthopedic conditions afflicting a group of these ancient individuals has never been carried out. Methods: We performed whole body CT scanning on 52 ancient Egyptian mummies using technique comparable...

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More risk factors, less ischemia, and the relevance of MPI testing

Randall C. Thompson, Adel H. Allam

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology > 2015 > 22 > 3 > 552-554

See related article, doi: 10.1007/s12350-014-0051-x .

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Computed Tomographic Evidence of Atherosclerosis in the Mummified Remains of Humans From Around the World

Randall C. Thompson, Adel H. Allam, Albert Zink, L. Samuel Wann, more

Global Heart > 2014 > 9 > 2 > 187-196

Although atherosclerosis is widely thought to be a disease of modernity, computed tomographic evidence of atherosclerosis has been found in the bodies of a large number of mummies. This article reviews the findings of atherosclerotic calcifications in the remains of ancient people—humans who lived across a very wide span of human history and over most of the inhabited globe. These people had a wide...

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Atherosclerosis

L. Samuel Wann, Randall C. Thompson, Adel H. Allam, Caleb E. Finch, more

Global Heart > 2014 > 9 > 2 > 239-244

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Funerary Artifacts, Social Status, and Atherosclerosis in Ancient Peruvian Mummy Bundles

M. Linda Sutherland, Samantha L. Cox, Guido P. Lombardi, Lucia Watson, more

Global Heart > 2014 > 9 > 2 > 219-228

Evidence of atherosclerotic plaques in ancient populations has led to the reconsideration of risk factors for heart disease and of the common belief that it is a disease of modern times.Fifty-one wrapped mummy bundles excavated from the sites of Huallamarca, Pedreros, and Rinconada La Molina from the Puruchuco Museum collection in Lima, Peru, were scanned using computed tomography to investigate the...

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Why Did Ancient People Have Atherosclerosis?

Gregory S. Thomas, L. Samuel Wann, Adel H. Allam, Randall C. Thompson, more

Global Heart > 2014 > 9 > 2 > 229-237

Computed tomographic findings of atherosclerosis in the ancient cultures of Egypt, Peru, the American Southwest and the Aleutian Islands challenge our understanding of the fundamental causes of atherosclerosis. Could these findings be true? Is so, what traditional risk factors might be present in these cultures that could explain this apparent paradox? The recent computed tomographic findings are...

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Genomic Correlates of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Humans

Albert Zink, L. Samuel Wann, Randall C. Thompson, Andreas Keller, more

Global Heart > 2014 > 9 > 2 > 203-209

Paleogenetics offers a unique opportunity to study human evolution, population dynamics, and disease evolution in situ. Although histologic and computed x-ray tomographic investigations of ancient mummies have clearly shown that atherosclerosis has been present in humans for more than 5,000 years, limited data are available on the presence of genetic predisposition for cardiovascular disease in ancient...

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Atherosclerosis in Ancient and Modern Egyptians

Adel H. Allam, Mohamed A. Mandour Ali, L. Samuel Wann, Randall C. Thompson, more

Global Heart > 2014 > 9 > 2 > 197-202

Although atherosclerosis is usually thought of as a disease of modernity, the Horus Team has previously reported atherosclerotic vascular calcifications on computed tomographic (CT) scans in ancient Egyptians.The purpose of this study was to compare patterns and demographic characteristics of this disease among Egyptians from ancient and modern eras.We compared the presence and extent of vascular...

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Egyptian women: 1570 BCE–2011 CE

Alia Abdelfattah, Adel H. Allam, Samuel Wann, Randall C. Thompson, more

International Journal of Cardiology > 2013 > 167 > 2 > 570-574

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is often thought of as a disease of modernity, a disease affecting primarily men and a disease primarily affecting members of affluent Western societies.We reviewed CT scans for evidence of vascular calcification as a manifestation of atherosclerosis in ancient Egyptian female mummies and compared the results to clinical features of contemporary Egyptian women,...

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Atherosclerosis in ancient populations – Authors' reply

Randall C Thompson, Adel H Allam, L Samuel Wann, Caleb E Finch, more

The Lancet > 2013 > 382 > 9887 > 123-124

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The dilemma of ischemic heart failure; how FDG-PET can guide therapy and improve outcomes? Case report

Mohamed A. Mandour Ali, Sallam Lotfy, Ibrahem M. Koura, Mahmoud Derbala, more

The Egyptian Heart Journal > 2013 > 65 > 2 > 117-122

Patients with ischemic LV dysfunction are at increasing risk of adverse cardiac events including sudden cardiac death. Proper revascularization of viable ischemic myocardium (compared to medical treatment alone) is associated with improvement of LV systolic function, less cardiac morbidities & mortalities and better functional capacity and well-being. Many diagnostic tools are used in clinical...

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Atherosclerosis across 4000 years of human history: the Horus study of four ancient populations

Randall C Thompson, Adel H Allam, Guido P Lombardi, L Samuel Wann, more

The Lancet > 2013 > 381 > 9873 > 1211-1222

Atherosclerosis is thought to be a disease of modern human beings and related to contemporary lifestyles. However, its prevalence before the modern era is unknown. We aimed to evaluate preindustrial populations for atherosclerosis. We obtained whole body CT scans of 137 mummies from four different geographical regions or populations spanning more than 4000 years. Individuals from ancient Egypt,...

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Extracardiac mediastinal uptake incidentally seen during myocardial SPECT studies; are all neoplastic?

Mohamed A. Mandour Ali, Ibrahim M. Koura, Ayman A. Sadek, Abdullah H. Khalil, more

The Egyptian Heart Journal > 2012 > 64 > 2 > 81-84

Incidentally seen non-cardiac findings during myocardial single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging are not uncommon. These findings may be an indirect but important indication for a variety of non-cardiac disorders that may occasionally mimic cardiac symptoms. Some of these disorders are gastric diseases, liver and gallbladder diseases, spleen disorders, sternal and vertebral pathologies,...

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS COMMON IN ANCIENT HUMANS: RESULTS OF THE HORUS STUDY OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIES

Gregory S. Thomas, Adel H. Allam, Randall C. Thompson, Abdelhalim Nureldin, more

Journal of the American College of Cardiology > 2011 > 57 > 14(S) > E1416

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Atherosclerosis in Ancient Egyptian Mummies

Adel H. Allam, Randall C. Thompson, L. Samuel Wann, Michael I. Miyamoto, more

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging > 2011 > 4 > 4 > 315-327

The purpose of this study was to determine whether ancient Egyptians had atherosclerosis.The worldwide burden of atherosclerotic disease continues to rise and parallels the spread of diet, lifestyles, and environmental risk factors associated with the developed world. It is tempting to conclude that atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is exclusively a disease of modern society and did not affect...

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Search results for: Adel H. Allam

Preservation of the heart in ancient Egyptian mummies: A computed tomography investigation with focus on the myocardium

The mystery poor prognosticator! Pharmacologic stress MPI prevalence and predictors: Insights from the Middle East

Coronary atherosclerosis in indigenous South American Tsimane: a cross-sectional cohort study

Nuclear Cardiology Practices and Radiation Exposure in the Oceania Region: Results From the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS)

The Authors' Reply

The Orthopedic Diseases of Ancient Egypt

More risk factors, less ischemia, and the relevance of MPI testing

Computed Tomographic Evidence of Atherosclerosis in the Mummified Remains of Humans From Around the World

Atherosclerosis

Funerary Artifacts, Social Status, and Atherosclerosis in Ancient Peruvian Mummy Bundles

Why Did Ancient People Have Atherosclerosis?

Genomic Correlates of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Humans

Atherosclerosis in Ancient and Modern Egyptians

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Egyptian women: 1570 BCE–2011 CE

Atherosclerosis in ancient populations – Authors' reply

The dilemma of ischemic heart failure; how FDG-PET can guide therapy and improve outcomes? Case report

Atherosclerosis across 4000 years of human history: the Horus study of four ancient populations

Extracardiac mediastinal uptake incidentally seen during myocardial SPECT studies; are all neoplastic?

ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS COMMON IN ANCIENT HUMANS: RESULTS OF THE HORUS STUDY OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIES

Atherosclerosis in Ancient Egyptian Mummies

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