Résumé
A descriptive, cross-sectional, histopathological study of coronary artery disease was conducted among 95 autopsied subjects (66 males, 29 females), with age ranging from 11 to 82 years. Fatty streaks and fibrous plaque were observed in the second and the third decade respectively. More severe atherosclerotic lesions were seen in males. The left anterior descending artery is the commonest artery to have coronary stenosis. The presence of significant stenosis was noted more in those who had myocardial infarction, hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases than those without these diseases. Likewise the weight of the heart was greater in those with coronary artery disease and hypertension. Sixty six percent of patients who died of tuberculosis, and 25 per cent of those who died of cirrhosis of liver were found to have coronary artery stenosis