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Modern Heart Disease Found in Ancient Egyptian Mummies

HeartWire on November 23, 2009, reported the discovery of atherosclerosis (hardening-of-the-arteries) in Egyptian mummies 3000 years old.

So it appears that atherosclerosis in not just a disease of modern civilization, as suggested by some.

Steve Parker, M.D.

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2 Responses to “Modern Heart Disease Found in Ancient Egyptian Mummies”

Beth Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Guess it depends on your definition of modern … paleo folks would probably not be surprised by atherosclerosis among Egyptians!
Steve Parker, M.D. Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Good point, Beth.