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Coronary Artery Disease Information

Health Encyclopedia: Heart Attack And Acute Coronary Syndrome

Introduction

The heart is the human body's hardest working organ. Throughout life it continuously pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of arteries to all parts of the body's tissues. In order to perform the arduous task of pumping blood to the rest of the body, the heart muscle itself needs a plentiful supply of oxygen-rich blood, which is provided through a network of coronary arteries. These arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart's muscular walls (the my...

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Expert & Community Posts

Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in Women

By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...dies every minute from a cardiovascular event. Yet coronary heart disease is still considered by... Read more »

The Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke - Re-Visited

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...studies show that treatment gaps exist for women with coronary heart disease. The American... Read more »

Heart Disease & Mortality Higher in Major Mental Illness

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...bipolar disorder have a significantly higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and other... Read more »

Russert's Death Deemed Preventable: What You Need to Ask Your Doctor

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...typical: more than 50 percent of all men who die of coronary heart disease have no previous... Read more »

Blocked Arteries and Low Cholesterol: Now What?

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...two patients that have “no excuse” for having coronary artery disease but they do anyway. ... Read more »

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Health Guide

What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide

...What You Need to Know. Accessed January 17, 2002. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Coronary heart disease explained. Accessed January 17, 2002. What you should know... Read more »

Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco

...clean the airways, and reduce infections. Within 1 year of quitting - your risk of coronary heart disease is half that of someone still using tobacco. Within 5 years... Read more »

Acute

...sudden or severe. Acute symptoms appear, change, or worsen rapidly. It is the opposite of chronic. Information Read more »

Insomnia: Prognosis

...nervous system activity in people with chronic insomnia that might place such individuals at risk for coronary heart disease. If it exists, however, this increased danger is very modest compared... Read more »

Meet Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH

...constantly changing medications for conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and coronary artery disease are a source of frustration to both patients and physicians. Dr.... Read more »

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Related News

What Links Coronary Artery Disease and Depression?

August 18, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study examines how major depression and coronary artery disease interact over time. "While an association between major... Read summary »

Seeing Arteries in 3D

November 26, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New technology is giving doctors a dramatic look into patients' coronary arteries. Using a new optical imaging technique called... Read summary »

Does Weight Loss Drug Slow Heart Disease?

April 08, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A fatty mid-section can be a red flag for metabolic syndrome -- a group of metabolic risk factors that puts a person at... Read summary »

B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients

August 21, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »

Depression and Artery Disease

February 12, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When someone has the blues, missing out on the enjoyment of life isn't the only negative. Depression can also harden arteries.... Read summary »

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