The effect of pregnancy number on atherosclerosis load for patients with coronary artery disease

Serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and trigliserid levels increase during pregnancy. Especially total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels are known to be associated with coronary artery disease. Uptil to now many studies have been done and these include very kind of conflicting and different information about whether this atherogenic dislipidemia helps formation of atherosclerosis. Aim of our study is to explore the relationship between pregnancy number and coronary atherosclerotic plaq load in women who have coronary artery diseaseThe study is done in the University of Gaziantep Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology with 300 patients who has beeen applied Coronary Angiography. Patients without atherosclerosis in coronary angiography and with valvuler heart disease are both excluded. Coronary angiograms of the patıents are evaluated from the archieve and Gensini score is used for calculating atherosclerosis loadAs a result; no significant relationship is found between pregnancy number and Gensini score which is used as an indicator for gravity of atherosclerosis. The number of pregnancy was not also associated with multi vessel disease. Blood lipid parameters, diabetes prevalance was not associated with the number pregnancy.Key words: Pregnancy number, Dislipidemia, Atherosclerotic plaq load.