Role of multidetector CT Coronary Angiography in assessment of the prevalence and plaque composition between dyslipidemic and non dyslipidemic patients

Abstract

Atherosclerosis and its cardiovascular complications remain the leading cause of death in modern societies. Our pathophysiologic understanding of disease progression has significantly evolved and focused interest on the early detection of vulnerable lesions, which are ultimately responsible for majority of acute coronary and cerebrovascular events. Dyslipidemia is one of the risk factors for CAD as it encourage the deposition of the fat in the arteries, thereby narrowing its lumen, and obstructing the blood supply, leading to thrombo-embolic episode. The assessment of coronary plaque by MDCT is highly informative, as it includes attenuation properties of the plaque itself with its prevalence. Our study was done on 30 subjects were divided into two groups: dyslipidemic and non dyslipidemic group, 15 patients each. There were 8 females and 22 males. Age was ranging from 43 to 75 years old.