Coronary Heart Disease (CAD) : Complications
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Heart attack; Heart failure; Unstable angina; Sudden death.
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In many cases, coronary artery disease can be successfully treated. Advances in medicine and healthier lifestyles have caused a substantial decline in death rates from coronary artery disease since the mid-1980s. New diagnostic techniques enable d...
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In many cases, coronary artery disease can be successfully treated. Advances in medicine and healthier lifestyles have caused a substantial decline in death rates from coronary artery disease since the mid-1980s. New diagnostic techniques enable d...
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A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area.
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A heart attack is the death of, or damage to, part of the heart muscle because its blood supply is severely reduced or stopped. Heart attack is the leading cause of death in the United States.
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A heart attack is an urgent message from your heart that it’s starved for oxygen. When oxygen-rich blood to your heart is blocked by a clot, heart muscle begins to die and symptoms of a heart attack start.
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A heart attack is the death of, or damage to, part of the heart muscle because the supply of blood to the heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped. Heart attack is the leading cause of death in the United States.
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A myocardial infarction, or heart attack, is the death or damage of part of the heart muscle because the supply of blood to the heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped. Myocardial infarction (MI) is the leading cause of death in the United States.
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Normally, your body warns you of a problem by making you feel pain. But over time, high blood sugar damages nerves in your body. This may keep you from feeling pain caused by a heart problem.
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to heart problems, which occurs within one hour from the start of any cardiac-related symptoms. SCD is sometimes called cardiac arrest.
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Unstable angina describes a syndrome that is intermediate between stable angina and myocardial infarction (heart attack): it is characterized by an accelerating or "crescendo" pattern of chest pain that lasts longer than in stable angina, occurs at rest or with less exertion than in stable angina, or is less responsive to medication. Unstable angina and myocardial infarction are considered acute coronary syndromes , while stable angina is a chronic condition.
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