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No. The medical term for heart attack is myocardial infarction, or the death of heart myocardium (basically the heart muscle). Coronary Heart disease (CAD) is a disease where plaques of cholesterol are deposited in the heart's coronary arteries (which feed the heart blood during diastole). Ruptures of these plaques can cause clots in may however result or cause myocardial infarctions, due to a sudden yet complete blockage of a coronary artery.
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∙ 8y agoNo. It is a blockage in one of the many coronary arteries but if it will cause serious damage depends on which one. The damage that is really what we call a heart attack.
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∙ 8y agoNo. But it can cause one. If a blood clot forms over a patch of atheroma (fatty plague) in a coronary artery it can cause a heart attack (myocardial infarction).
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Why do people think they are having a heart attack when they really have coronary artrey disease?
The pain of lack of oxygen to the heart (angina) is similar in both heart attack and coronary artery disease. Heart attack is the presence of damage to the heart as a result of this lack of oxygen.
The most serious forms of heart disease is?
Coronary Heart Disease
Which disease of the circulatory system contributes the both stroke and heart attack?
coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
What is diagnosis of coronary artery disease?
The coronary arteries bring nutrients and oxygen to the heart. They actually are so important that they take blood to the muscles of the heart before the rest of the body. A person with a disease of these arteries has less oxygen going to the heart muscles and an increased risk of heart damage or a heart attack.
What is the most common heart disease?
Hi,Coronary heart disease is most commonly equated with Coronary artery disease as of now.Coronary Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening using a balloon in a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel (coronary artery) narrowed by atherosclerosis. This procedure improves blood flow to the heart.
Why do people think they are having a heart attack when they really have coronary artrey disease?
The pain of lack of oxygen to the heart (angina) is similar in both heart attack and coronary artery disease. Heart attack is the presence of damage to the heart as a result of this lack of oxygen.
What does coronary artory disease lead to?
a heart attack
What is coronary occlusive artery disease?
Coronary occlusive artery disease-- Blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the heart; frequently a precursor to a heart attack.
The most serious forms of heart disease is?
Coronary Heart Disease
What disease is responsible for the greatest number of heart attack deaths?
Coronary Artery Disease
What are the common ailments that affecting the heart?
Heart Attack, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Arterial Elasticity, Anemia, Leukemia, Hypertension or High Blood Pressure
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.
What are the effects of Cholesterol?
· Angina· Coronary heart disease· Heart arrhythmias -- an irregular heart rhythm· Transient ischemic attack(TIA, or "mini" stroke)· Heart attack· Stroke· Peripheral artery disease· High blood pressure.
What happens when coronary circulation is prevented in humans?
When coronary circulation is prevented in humans the result is a heart attack. The function of the coronary circulation is to nourish tissues of the heart.
Which disease of the circulatory system contributes the both stroke and heart attack?
coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart?
Coronary heart disease, cad
For what conditions is cardiac catheterization recommended?
suspected coronary artery disease; suspected silent ischemia and a family history of heart attack; congestive heart failure; congenital heart disease; and pericardial (lining outside the heart) disease
