TY  - JOUR
T1  - ASsessment of atherosclerosis in egyptian mummies
AU  - Charlier P, Huynh I
Y1  - 2010/03/24
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.326
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1149
EP  - 1150
VL  - 303
IS  - 12
N2  - 
To the Editor: In their Research Letter, Dr Allam and colleagues1 described the presence of calcium hydroxyapatite in vessel walls in 15 of 22 ancient Egyptian mummies examined with whole-body 6-slice computed tomographic (CT) imaging. The authors stated that “[c]alcification in the wall of a clearly identifiable artery was considered diagnostic of atherosclerosis, and calcification along an artery's expected course was considered probable atherosclerosis.” We believe that this criterion was incorrect.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.326
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.326
ER  -