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CORONARY HEART DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("coronary heart disease" is a kind of...):
cardiopathy; heart disease (a disease of the heart)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coronary heart disease"):
coronary occlusion (occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot)
coronary; coronary thrombosis (obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus))
Context examples:
They found that the rates for major cardiovascular events—including coronary heart disease, nonfatal heart attacks, and fatal and nonfatal ischemic stroke—were similar in the aspirin and the placebo groups.
(Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people, National Institutes of Health)
The current meta-analysis assessed the association between insomnia symptoms and incidence or death from cardiovascular disease (acute myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, heart failure), stroke, or a combination of events.
(Insomnia: Heart Attack, Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Diabetic heart disease can be coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure, and diabetic cardiomyopathy.
(Diabetic Heart Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Also called CAD and coronary heart disease.
(Coronary Artery Disease, NCI Dictionary)
Coronary heart disease is usually caused by atherosclerosis (a buildup of fatty material and plaque inside the coronary arteries).
(Coronary heart disease, NCI Dictionary)
Also called coronary artery disease and coronary heart disease.
(CAD, NCI Dictionary)
Doctors also use heart surgery to: • Repair or replace heart valves, which control blood flow through the heart • Repair abnormal or damaged structures in the heart • Implant medical devices that help control the heartbeat or support heart function and blood flow • Replace a damaged heart with a healthy heart from a donor • Treat heart failure and coronary heart disease • Control abnormal heart rhythms
(Heart Surgery, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a medically supervised program to help people who have: • A heart attack • Angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary heart disease • A heart valve repair or replacement • A heart transplant or a lung transplant • Angina • Heart failure
(Cardiac Rehabilitation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Specifically, the research suggests at least 20 grams per day of nuts can cut people's risk of coronary heart disease by nearly 30 percent, their risk of cancer by 15 percent, and their risk of premature death by 22 percent.
(Daily Handful of Nuts Reduces Disease Risk, VOA)
In conditions featuring elevated low density lipoproteins (LDL), cholesterol often forms plaque deposits in the walls of arteries, a condition known as atherosclerosis, which is a major contributor to coronary heart disease and other forms of cardiovascular disease.
(Cholesterol, NCI Thesaurus)
