Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary Heart Disease Overview
Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease, affects about 14 million men and women in the United States.
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Coronary heart disease
Definition:
Coronary heart disease (or coronary artery disease) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart (coronary arteries).
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Coronary Heart Disease
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Coronary heart disease is a preventable disease. Approximately 275,000 people in the UK have a heart attack every year. It that kills more than 110,000 people in England every year.
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Coronary heart disease
Though similar sounding, this isn't quite the same thing as coronary artery disease.
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) happens when your arteries become narrowed by atherosclerosis. This causes a restriction in the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart, particularly when you exert yourself and the demands of the heart muscle increase.
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4 years, found that the overall incidence of coronary heart disease (i.e., myocardial infarction and/or angina pectoris) was increased 1.17 times (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04-1.31) compared to the general population.
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Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease? The lifestyle heart trial. Lancet, 336: 129"133.
Maron DJ, et al. (2001). Dyslipidemia, other risk factors, and the prevention of coronary artery disease. In V Fuster et al., eds.
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For each 1 mg/dl increase in HDL cholesterol there is a 2 to 4% reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease.
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When found at high levels in the blood, the LDLs increase the risk of coronary heart disease. But high levels of HDLs actually reduce the risk of heart disease. For this reason, the cholesterol-to-HDL ratio is very important.
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Mevacor (lovastatin) tablets Expanded indication: primary prevention of coronary heart disease in patients without symptomatic cardiovascular disease who have average to moderately elevated total and LDL cholesterol and below average HDL cholesterol.
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While the stress test correctly identifies roughly 75 percent of all people with coronary heart disease, people in the early stages usually sail through the exam without a hint of trouble.
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According to the American Heart Association, weight gain is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke. This means that excessive body weight alone (without other risk factors) can increase your risk for cardiovascular disease.
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According to the American Heart Association, eliminating smoking not only reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, but also reduces the risk of repeat heart attacks and death by heart disease by 50 percent.
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Sometimes you will see a health claim made on a package, such as "Diets low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and total fat may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
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Another recent review of common risk factors for both osteoporosis and coronary heart disease (increasing age, female sex, family history, smoking, alcohol abuse, premature menopause, female hypogonadism and lack of exercise) tabulates specific risk ...
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For example, if atrial fibrillation is caused by a disease such as coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, hypertension or thyrotoxicosis, the abnormal rhythm may go away when the disease is treated.
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SHARONNE HAYES, MD: When we talk about the most common type of heart disease, it's coronary artery disease or coronary heart disease.
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Pregnant women, and people with coronary heart disease or peptic ulcers may be advised by their health care provider to restrict or avoid using caffeine.
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Recent research shows triglyceride levels are useful for indicating risk of coronary heart disease and linked with diabetes development.This article discusses how they affect risk and examines testing and treatment.
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By whatever name, it is a clustering together of a number of signs and symptoms that indicate an increased risk for coronary heart disease and type two diabetes.
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He is currently assistant clinical professor at UC Irvine, California. His special interest is in the treatment of cholesterol abnormalities and in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.
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