Relationship between modifiable atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery bifurcation lesion
Ameer Ahmad Abd AL-Ameer Aljubawii,
Ali Ibrahim Ali,
Hassan Ali Essa Al Mamuri
Abstract:Background:
Modifiable atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors are hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, cigarette smoking, and obesity; the term coronary artery bifurcation is used when a coronary artery divides into two hemodynamically important branches or when the main branch has a hemodynamic significant side branch, bifurcation lesion represent 20% or more of coronary artery stenoses undergoing angiography.
Objectives:
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