coronary heart disease
1coronary heart disease — n CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE * * * (CHD) ischemic heart d …
2coronary heart disease — or ischemic heart disease Progressive reduction of blood supply to the heart muscle due to narrowing or blocking of a coronary artery (see atherosclerosis). Short term oxygen deprivation can cause angina pectoris. Long term, severe oxygen… …
3coronary heart disease — A disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart). Coronary heart disease is usually caused by atherosclerosis (a build up of fatty material and plaque inside the …
4coronary heart disease — noun a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart • Hypernyms: ↑heart disease, ↑cardiopathy • Hyponyms: ↑coronary occlusion, ↑coronary thrombosis, ↑coronary * * * noun see …
5coronary heart disease — noun Date: 1949 a condition and especially one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart and typically results in chest pain or heart damage called also coronary artery disease …
6coronary heart disease — noun Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium. Syn: coronary artery disease …
7coronary heart disease — noun a heart condition caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries which can result in a heart attack …
8Coronary artery disease — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a coronary artery with the most common form of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) and marked luminal narrowing. Masson s trichrome …
9coronary artery disease — n a condition and esp. one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces the blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle and typically results in chest pain or heart damage called also coronary disease, coronary heart disease * * *… …
10coronary artery disease — CAD. A disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart). Coronary artery disease is usually caused by atherosclerosis (a build up of fatty material and plaque… …
