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Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women.

CAD happens when the arteries that supply blood to heart muscle become hardened and narrowed. This is due to the buildup of cholesterol and other material, called plaque, on their inner walls. This buildup is called atherosclerosis. As it grows, less blood can flow through the arteries. As a result, the heart muscle can't get the blood or oxygen it needs. This can lead to chest pain (angina) or a heart attack. Most heart attacks happen when a blood clot suddenly cuts off the hearts' blood supply, causing permanent heart damage.

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  1. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    In coronary artery disease (CAD), the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to your heart muscle grow hardened and narrowed. ... these treatments don't help, you may need coronary artery bypass surgery. The surgery creates a new path ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/coronaryarterybypasssurgery.html - Health Topics
  2. Coronary Artery Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/coronaryarterydisease.html - Health Topics
  3. Heart bypass surgery 
    ... is still beating. This is called off-pump coronary artery bypass, or OPCAB. During bypass surgery: The doctor ... of the graft will be sewn to your coronary artery. The other end will be sewn to an ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002946.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Heart bypass surgery - discharge 
    ... oxygen to go around a blockage in the coronary artery to reach your heart muscle. The surgery is ... M, Jneid H, et al. Secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a scientific statement from the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000102.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Heart bypass surgery - minimally invasive 
    ... wall (internal mammary artery) to attach to your coronary artery that is blocked. Next, the surgeon will use ... to connect the prepared chest artery to the coronary artery that is blocked. You will not be on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007012.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Coronary artery fistula 
    Coronary artery fistula is an abnormal connection between one of the coronary arteries and a heart chamber or another blood vessel. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007315.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Heart bypass surgery - minimally invasive - discharge 
    You had minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery on one or more of your coronary arteries. Your surgeon used an artery from your chest to create ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000103.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Angioplasty and stent placement - heart 
    ... the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries. A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside a coronary artery. A stent is often placed during or immediately ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007473.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Coronary artery stent (image) 
    A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that is placed inside a coronary artery to help keep the artery open. To place ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientimages/000311.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery 
    Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a heart defect. The left coronary artery (LCA), which carries blood to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007323.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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