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(from latin word “corona”)
(for “crown”)
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“AKA” –>
(IHD)
“ischemic heart disease”
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(‘coronary artery disease’ (CAD) is a group of diseases that includes…)
‘stable angina’
‘unstable angina’
‘myo-cardial infarction’
‘sudden cardiac death’
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(it is within the group of ‘cardiovascular diseases’ of which it is the most common type)
(a common symptom is ‘chest pain’ (or ‘discomfort’) which may travel into the ‘shoulder’ / ‘arm’ / ‘back’ / ‘neck’ / ‘jaw’)
(occasionally it may feel like ‘heartburn’)
(usually symptoms occur with ‘exercise’ or ’emotional stress’, last less than a few minutes, and get better with rest)
(‘shortness of breath’ may also occur and sometimes no symptoms are present)
(the first sign is occasionally a ‘heart attack’)
(other complications include ‘heart failure’ or an ‘irregular heartbeat’)
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(risk factors include…)
‘high blood pressure’
‘smoking’
‘diabetes’
‘lack of exercise’
‘obesity’
‘high blood cholesterol’
‘poor diet’
‘excessive alcohol’
(among others)
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(other risks include ‘depression’)
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(the ‘underlying mechanism’ involves ‘athero-sclerosis’ of the ‘arteries’ of the ‘heart’)
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(a number of tests may help with diagnoses including…)
‘electro-cardio-gram’
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‘cardiac stress testing’
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‘coronary computed tomo-graphic angio-graphy’
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‘coronary angio-gram’
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(…among others)
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(prevention methods include…)
‘eating a healthy diet’
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‘regular exercise’
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‘maintaining a healthy weight’
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‘not smoking’
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(sometimes medication for diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure are also used)
(there is limited evidence for screening people who are at low risk and do not have symptoms)
(treatment involves the same measures as prevention)
(additional medications such as ‘antiplatelets’ including aspirin, beta blockers, or nitroglycerin may be recommended)
(procedures such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) may be used in severe disease)
(iIn those with stable CAD it is unclear if PCI or CABG in addition to the other treatments improve life expectancy or decreases heart attack risk)
(in 2013 CAD was the most common cause of death globally, resulting in 8.14 million deaths (16.8%) up from 5.74 million deaths (12%) in 1990)
(the risk of death from CAD for a given age has decreased between 1980 and 2010 especially in ‘developed countries’)
(the number of cases of CAD for a given age has also decreased between 1990 and 2010)
(in the ‘united states’ in 2010, about 20% of those over 65 had CAD, while it was present in 7% of those 45 to 64, and 1.3% of those 18 to 45)
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*rates are higher among ‘men’ than ‘women’ of a given ‘age’*
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