Publications by authors named "Sallam L Sallam"
Background: 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.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare patterns and demographic characteristics of this disease among Egyptians from ancient and modern eras.
Methods: We compared the presence and extent of vascular calcifications from whole-body CT scans performed on 178 modern Egyptians from Cairo undergoing positron emission tomography (PET)/CT for cancer staging to CT scans of 76 Egyptian mummies (3100 bce to 364 ce).