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Nearly 170000 people die each year from heart and artery disease caused by cigarettes true or false?
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Yes it does
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How does smoking affect your risk cardiovascular disease?
Nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco, is a stimulant compound. For those individuals who are already predisposed to heart disease and coronary artery narrowing, nicotine stimulation can cause coronary artery vasospasm and attacks of angina pain. Smoking cigarettes is a known risk factory for coronary artery disease.
What is the abbreviation for arteriosclerotic heart disease?
CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) or PAD (peripheral artery disease)
What are some Artery diseases?
Coronary Artery Disease
Are Coronary artery disease and heart disease the same?
No; Coronary artery disease is a heart disease; or, CAD is one a disease that progresses into to Cardiomyopathy (heart disease) and MI. CAD is an aetiology of heart disease.
Medical terminology for coronary artery disease?
Coronary Artery Disease or CAD is also sometimes called Atherosclerotic heart disease or cardiovascular disease (AHD or ACD).
What are the negative affects of clogged arteries?
The negative affects of clogged arteries include coronary artery disease, carotid artery disease, peripheral artery disease and increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
Is there a difference between ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease?
coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease ,both term used interchangeably .but the term coronary artery disease ,main etiopathology lie in coronary artery itself ie-atherosclerosis.ischemic herat disease is wide term -pathology in heart because of ischemia -ie reduction of oxygen supply to cardiac wall -may be due to valvular or narrow artery or increase demand of heart
What causes peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is caused by atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the build-up of plaque in your artery walls, which slows down blood flow.
Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart is called?
Coronary artery disease
What builds up during coronary artery disease?
coronary artery disease is a build-up of fatty matter and debris on the walls of the arteries.
What is coronary artery disease?
You can view common symptoms at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov,www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html, and www.mayoclinic.com/health/coronary-artery-disease/DS00064 .
What is the abbreviation for coronary artery disease?
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
