coronary artery disease

American  

noun

1. atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, reducing the flow of blood to the heart and creating a risk of heart attack or angina.

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coronary artery disease Scientific  

1. Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, which can cause angina pectoris or heart attack. A positive family history, hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, and elevated blood lipids increase the risk of developing coronary artery disease.

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coronary artery disease

He told the inquest Kitchen, who had a history of coronary artery disease, had also been "thrown from his seat and landed on an adjacent passenger" during the incident.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Curry died at 80 last week of coronary artery disease, People reported, citing a document from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Cardiologists favor this approach to stress testing to exclude coronary artery disease because it is relatively inexpensive, it is noninvasive and it yields a good deal of information about the structure of the heart.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

Roughly 1 in 5 had already developed coronary artery disease.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025

It is possible that a true angina may be due to a coronary artery disease or obstruction, and that a collateral circulation may become established and repair the deficiency.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne

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