Coronary Heart Disease

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for coronary artery disease (also called ischemic heart disease), disease caused by atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries.

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for coronary artery disease (also called ischemic heart disease), disease caused by atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries.

Coronary Artery Disease Overview - Mayo Clinic

Coronary artery disease develops when the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol-containing deposits (plaque) in your arteries and inflammation are usually to blame for coronary artery disease.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/home/ovc-20165305
Coronary Heart Disease - MedlinePlus

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. CHD is also called coronary artery disease.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007115.htm
Coronary Artery Disease - MedlinePlus

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html
Heart Disease Home - CDC

In the United States, the most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to heart attack. You can greatly reduce your risk for CAD through lifestyle changes and, in some cases, medication. Learn more about heart disease.
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/
Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments - WebMD

WebMD's guide to coronary artery disease.
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-coronary-artery-disease
Understanding Coronary Artery Disease - Cleveland Clinic

Coronary artery disease - Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute, leader in heart care and heart disease in the United States.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/coronary-artery-disease/understandingcad
Coronary Heart Disease and Vitamin D - Vitamin D Council

Does vitamin D play a role in the prevention or treatment of coronary heart disease? Find out here.
https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/coronary-heart-disease/
Coronary Heart Disease - Framingham Heart Study

Learn about Coronary Heart Disease risk and more.
https://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/risk-functions/coronary-heart-disease/10-year-risk.php
Coronary Heart Disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment - NY Times

Free articles and multimedia from The NY Times, including information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, tests, and surgical procedures, as well as current news and interviews with leading experts.
http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/coronary-heart-disease/overview.html
Coronary Heart Disease (Ischaemic Heart Disease) - NHS

Coronary heart disease is the UK's biggest killer, causing around 73,000 deaths each year. About 1 in 6 men and 1 in 10 women die from the disease.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Coronary-heart-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Diagonosis and Prevention - CDC

Learn what causes coronary artery disease (CAD) and how it is diagnosed. Get the facts from the CDC, the leading health protection agency in the U.S.
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/coronary_ad.htm
Coronary Heart Disease - Heart Health

Coronary heart disease is when your coronary arteries become narrowed by a gradual build-up of fatty material within their walls.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/coronary-heart-disease
Coronary Artery Disease - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Coronary artery disease, also known as ischemic heart disease, atherosclerotic heart disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease, is a group of diseases that includes: stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden coronary death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease
Coronary Artery Disease - Coronary Heart Disease

What is coronary heart disease? What is coronary artery disease? The American Heart Association explains the sometimes confusing terms CAD and CHD, the causes of CAD, risk factors for coronary artery disease, and how to prevent coronary artery disease or CAD.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/Coronary-Artery-Disease---Coronary-Heart-Disease_UCM_436416_Article.jsp
What Is Coronary Heart Disease? - NHLBI, NIH

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cad

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Coronary artery disease
Other names	Arteriosclerotic heart disease, atherosclerotic heart disease,^[1] atherosclerotic vascular disease,^[2] coronary heart disease,^[3]

Illustration depicting two arteries: the one on the left is a normal artery and the one on the right is an atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Specialty	Cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery
Symptoms	Chest pain, shortness of breath^[4]
Complications	Heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest^[5]
Causes	Atherosclerosis of the arteries of the heart^[6]
Risk factors	High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol^[6]^[7]
Diagnostic method	Electrocardiogram, cardiac stress test, coronary computed tomographic angiography, coronary angiogram^[8]
Prevention	Healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking^[9]
Treatment	Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)^[10]
Medication	Aspirin, beta blockers, nitroglycerin, statins^[10]
Frequency	110 million (2015)^[11]
Deaths	8.9 million (2015)^[12]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Coronary Artery Disease Overview - Mayo Clinic

Coronary artery disease develops when the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol-containing deposits (plaque) in your arteries and inflammation are usually to blame for coronary artery disease.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/home/ovc-20165305
Coronary Heart Disease - MedlinePlus

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. CHD is also called coronary artery disease.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007115.htm
Coronary Artery Disease - MedlinePlus

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html
Heart Disease Home - CDC

In the United States, the most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to heart attack. You can greatly reduce your risk for CAD through lifestyle changes and, in some cases, medication. Learn more about heart disease.
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/
Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments - WebMD

WebMD's guide to coronary artery disease.
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-coronary-artery-disease
Understanding Coronary Artery Disease - Cleveland Clinic

Coronary artery disease - Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute, leader in heart care and heart disease in the United States.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/coronary-artery-disease/understandingcad
Coronary Heart Disease and Vitamin D - Vitamin D Council

Does vitamin D play a role in the prevention or treatment of coronary heart disease? Find out here.
https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/coronary-heart-disease/
Coronary Heart Disease - Framingham Heart Study

Learn about Coronary Heart Disease risk and more.
https://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/risk-functions/coronary-heart-disease/10-year-risk.php
Coronary Heart Disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment - NY Times

Free articles and multimedia from The NY Times, including information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, tests, and surgical procedures, as well as current news and interviews with leading experts.
http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/coronary-heart-disease/overview.html
Coronary Heart Disease (Ischaemic Heart Disease) - NHS

Coronary heart disease is the UK's biggest killer, causing around 73,000 deaths each year. About 1 in 6 men and 1 in 10 women die from the disease.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Coronary-heart-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Diagonosis and Prevention - CDC

Learn what causes coronary artery disease (CAD) and how it is diagnosed. Get the facts from the CDC, the leading health protection agency in the U.S.
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/coronary_ad.htm
Coronary Heart Disease - Heart Health

Coronary heart disease is when your coronary arteries become narrowed by a gradual build-up of fatty material within their walls.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/coronary-heart-disease
Coronary Artery Disease - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Coronary artery disease, also known as ischemic heart disease, atherosclerotic heart disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease, is a group of diseases that includes: stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden coronary death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease
Coronary Artery Disease - Coronary Heart Disease

What is coronary heart disease? What is coronary artery disease? The American Heart Association explains the sometimes confusing terms CAD and CHD, the causes of CAD, risk factors for coronary artery disease, and how to prevent coronary artery disease or CAD.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/Coronary-Artery-Disease---Coronary-Heart-Disease_UCM_436416_Article.jsp
What Is Coronary Heart Disease? - NHLBI, NIH

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cad

Coronary artery disease
Other names	Arteriosclerotic heart disease, atherosclerotic heart disease,^[1] atherosclerotic vascular disease,^[2] coronary heart disease,^[3]

Illustration depicting two arteries: the one on the left is a normal artery and the one on the right is an atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Specialty	Cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery
Symptoms	Chest pain, shortness of breath^[4]
Complications	Heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest^[5]
Causes	Atherosclerosis of the arteries of the heart^[6]
Risk factors	High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol^[6]^[7]
Diagnostic method	Electrocardiogram, cardiac stress test, coronary computed tomographic angiography, coronary angiogram^[8]
Prevention	Healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking^[9]
Treatment	Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)^[10]
Medication	Aspirin, beta blockers, nitroglycerin, statins^[10]
Frequency	110 million (2015)^[11]
Deaths	8.9 million (2015)^[12]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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