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Health Encyclopedia: Coronary Artery Disease Prognosis
- Coronary Artery Disease - Prognosis
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- Heart Disease: An Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Managing Heart Disease
- Anti-Clotting Medications
Prognosis
In the U.S., coronary artery disease is the leading killer of both men and women. In 2003, nearly 500,000 people died because of CAD. On the positive side, heart attack mortality rates have been declining. Half of men and 63% of women who die of heart disease do not have angina or other warning symptoms prior to their fatal attacks. Although at this time no tests can reliably predict whether a heart attack will occur, experts estimate that up to 30% of fatal attacks and many follow-up s...
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Referred Pain and Osteoarthritis
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ADHD and Cardiovascular Risk
...or weaknessSudden vision changesWeakness on one side of the bodySlurred speechConfusionJaw or left arm painFaintingBecause most ADHD medications are amphetamines, they can cause a spike in blood... Read more »Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
A blockage in the heart's arteries may reduce or completely cut off the blood supply to a portion of the heart. This can cause a blood clot to form and totally stop blood flow in a coronary artery,... Read more »Sciatica: What is it?
...of the pain. For example, in the event of a heart attack, sometimes the person will experience left arm pain. Nothing is wrong with the arm. But, the brain is just confused about where the pain is... Read more »Referred Pain: Can it be treated by Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)?
Leg pain, arm pain, and even headaches can all be referred from the facet joints in the spine. These small joints connect each vertebral body. Like other joints in the body, the facet joints can wear... Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Introduction
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs when the arteries in the extremities (feet, legs, hands, and arms) become clogged with a fatty substance called plaque. The build up of plaque... Read more »Images
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Medications
...cold/clammy skin, bluish fingers/toes/lips, chest/jaw/left arm pain. Missed Dose If you miss a... Read more »
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...headache fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat jaw/left arm pain seizures swelling of the... Read more »
...effects occur: shortness of breath chest/jaw/left arm pain fainting seizures blurred... Read more »
...occur: vision changes chest pain jaw/left arm pain weakness on one side of the body ... Read more »
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