Also known as coronary artery disease (CAD), in which atherosclerosis develops in the arteries of the heart.
(Also called coronary artery disease or ischemic heart disease) results from damage to the coronary arteries supplying the heart muscle (myocardium).
A condition in which there is a deficient blood supply to the cardiac muscle. It is caused by a narrowing of one or more of the coronary arteries resulting in a reduction of blood supply to the cardiac muscle. The obstruction of the flow of blood to the coronary arteries is called ischemia.
Any disease affecting the coronary arteries, which can lead to strain on the heart or a heart attack.
A disease of the heart resulting from inadequate circulation of blood to the heart muscle.
The condition that occurs when the coronary arteries become blocked as a result of atherosclerosis.
The major form of cardiovascular disease. Involves disease of the heart or blood vessels and is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Also known as coronary artery disease; a progressive degenerative inflammatory disease involving atherosclerosis of the heart’s arteries.