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| Coronary artery disease | |
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| Other names | Atherosclerotic heart disease,[1] atherosclerotic vascular disease,[2] coronary heart disease[3] |
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| Illustration depicting atherosclerosis in a coronary artery | |
| Medical specialty | Cardiology, cardiac surgery |
| Symptoms | Chest pain, shortness of breath |
| Complications | Heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest |
| Causes | Atherosclerosis of the arteries of the heart |
| Risk factors | High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol |
| Diagnostic method | Electrocardiogram, cardiac stress test, coronary computed tomographic angiography, coronary angiogram |
| Prevention | Healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking |
| Treatment | Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) |
| Medication | Aspirin, beta blockers, nitroglycerin, statins |
| Frequency | 110 million (2015) |
| Deaths | 8.9 million (2015) |
Coronary artery disease, also called coronary heart disease (CHD), is a heart disease. ("Coronary" means "the blood vessels of the heart".) Coronary heart disease causes plaque to build up inside the coronary arteries. This causes the coronary arteries to become narrower and pressure to build, forcing the heart to work harder, as well as the risk of heart attacks or blockage of the vessels.
The heart pumps blood full of oxygen and nutrients through the arteries, working with the lungs to get it to different parts of the body. Blood that is pumped back to the heart through veins contains carbon dioxide taken out of cells to be removed from the body. The coronary arteries are very important. They supply blood to the heart muscle. So when the coronary arteries become narrower, less blood gets to the heart muscle.
- ↑ "Coronary heart disease – causes, symptoms, prevention". Southern Cross Healthcare Group. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ Faxon DP, Creager MA, Smith SC, Pasternak RC, Olin JW, Bettmann MA, et al. (June 2004). "Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Conference: Executive summary: Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Conference proceeding for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the American Heart Association". Circulation. 109 (21): 2595–604. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000128517.52533.DB. PMID 15173041.
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia Coronary heart disease