Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies

November 18th, 2009

Hardening of the arteries is at least as old as your mummy. God grief that was stupid…lol

Let’s try that again. Heart disease has been found in Egyptian mummies as old as 3,5000 years old. This suggests that the factors of the heart are not just a modern day factor from modern day problems. So that ag of potato chips you scarfed down at your Outer Banks rentals probably isn’t the only thing that gave you that hear attack.

Study results are appearing in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and are being presented Nov. 17 at the Scientific Session of the American Heart Association at Orlando, Fla.

“Atherosclerosis is ubiquitous among modern day humans and, despite differences in ancient and modern lifestyles, we found that it was rather common in ancient Egyptians of high socioeconomic status living as much as three millennia ago,” says UC Irvine clinical professor of cardiology Dr. Gregory Thomas, a co-principal investigator on the study. “The findings suggest that we may have to look beyond modern risk factors to fully understand the disease.”