Coronary artery disease
Narrowing of the heart’s arteries by plaque, the leading cause of heart attacks.
Prevention
Not smoking, healthy diet, exercise, control of blood pressure and cholesterol.
Prognosis
Manageable; lifestyle and treatment greatly reduce events.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Body systems
Organs
Related
- Aerobic exercise (+)
- Alcohol (−)
- Nicotine (−)
- Omega-3 (+)
- Walking outdoors (+)
Books (4)
Research (6)
- What Causes Premature Coronary Artery Disease? Le et al. (2024)
- Erectile Dysfunction and Coronary Artery Disease: Unfortunate Bedfellows Levine (2024)
- Stable Coronary Artery Disease in the Age of Geriatric Cardiology Goyal et al. (2023)
- Coronary Artery Disease Liu et al. (2020)
- How to explore coronary artery disease? Barone-Rochette et al. (2019)
- 2017 ESC focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease developed in collaboration with EACTS: The Task Force for dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACT ESC et al. (2018)
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