Coronary Artery Disease (Ischemic Heart Disease)

DEFINATION

Coronary artery disease develops when your coronary arteries — the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients — become damaged or diseased.

 Cholesterol-containing deposits (plaque) in your arteries and inflammation are usually to blame for coronary artery disease.

When plaques build up, they narrow your coronary arteries, decreasing blood flow to your heart.

SYMPTOMS

·         Chest pain (angina

·         Shortness of breath

·         Heart attack

COMPLICATION

·         Chest pain (angina)

·          Heart attack

·         Heart failure

·         Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia

TEST AND DIAGNOSIS

·         Electrocardiogram (ECG)

·         Echocardiogram

·         Stress test

·         Cardiac catheterization or angiogram

·         Heart scan

·         Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)