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The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 1 Exclusion criteria of the study cohort

From: Coronary tortuosity relation with carotid intima-media thickness, coronary artery disease risk factors, and diastolic dysfunction: is it a marker of early atherosclerosis?

Patients were excluded if they had any of the following:

Significant CAD (≥ 50% diameter stenosis) in coronary angiography

Acute coronary syndromes

History of coronary artery revascularization (CABG or PCI)

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Permanent pacemakers

Persistent arrhythmias

Significant valvular disease

Uncontrolled hypertension

Chronic kidney disease

Severe chronic lung disease

Severe anemia

  1. CAD coronary artery disease, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
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