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What is chest pain associated with coronary artery disease called?
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Angina
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Medical terminology for coronary artery disease?
Coronary Artery Disease or CAD is also sometimes called Atherosclerotic heart disease or cardiovascular disease (AHD or ACD).
Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart is called?
Coronary artery disease
What is coronary artery disease also known as?
Also called atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease is a build-up of fatty matter and debris on the walls of the arteries.
How is a coronary stent placed within the artery?
The stent is inserted into the artery with the balloon-tip catheter. When the stent is correctly positioned in the coronary artery, the balloon is inflated, expanding the stent against the walls of the coronary artery.
Can a coronary artery also be called a cardiac artery?
yes
What is the name of the artery?
They are called coronary arteries.
What are arteries called?
Blocked arteries are called coronary arteries. Carotid artery disease is another named for blocked arteries. This should be determined by a doctor.
What artery is called the widow maker?
left anterior descending coronary artery
What are blocked arteries called?
Blocked arteries are called coronary arteries. Carotid artery disease is another named for blocked arteries. This should be determined by a doctor.
What is the medical term meaning condition in which blockage of coronary artieries leads to tissue death of the heart muscle?
Myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack.myocardial infarctionmyocardial infarctioncoronary artery diseaseMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction
What is the suffocating chest pain associated with coronary artery disease called?
It is called "angina" or more specifically "angina pectoris" (Latin a strangling of the chest). It is caused by the lack of oxygen to the heart muscles, the blood flow in the cardiac arteries being blocked, typically by atherosclerosis.
What is the medical term meaning tissue death of an artery or arteries?
Coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis
