Discovered the oldest Egyptian mummy with chronic heart disease in the world

The world's oldest chronic heart failure case was discovered on Egyptian mummies called Nebiri, discovered by Egyptian Egyptians Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904.

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Nebiri mummy - the oldest chronic heart disease mummy in the world

Nebiri's mummy is currently kept at the Egyptian museum in Turin, Italy. A group of researchers from the University of Turin announced the cause of the mummy's death at the International Conference of Egyptian Studies in Florence.

Accordingly, Nebiri died at about 45-60 years old. The results of three-dimensional scans and skull reconstruction showed that he had serious gum disease with large abscesses.

Layer scans of Nebiri mummies.(Photo: Daily Mail).

'The mummy's bandage was almost released, but the head was still in a well-preserved condition. The pitcher had a Hapy image engraved on it, the protective goddess of the lung was partially broken, so we were allowed to take the specimen directly from it, " said anthropologist Raffaella Bianucci.

The image from the scanner shows that Nebiri's brain has been removed from the skull, but there is still a large amount of residual tissue.

The scientists also found that calcifications in the carotid artery in the right, suggesting that Nebiri had a mild form of atherosclerosis. Most notably, however, the researchers found signs of lung failure and impaired heart cells.

Through testing, the team determined that Nebiri had a tuberculosis infection, which led to the conclusion that he had died from a left-sided decompensated heart failure - a consequence of heart disease."We have discovered the oldest evidence of heart failure found on mummies," Bianucci said.