Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon but potentially lethal condition in which one of the coronary arteries that supply the heart...
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as spontaneous coronary artery dissection, in which the wall of one of the coronary arteries tears, causing severe pain. Unlike CAD, spontaneous coronary...
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causes of acute coronary syndrome include spontaneous coronary artery dissection, ischemia in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA)...
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Variant angina (redirect from Coronary vessel spasm)
Prinzmetal angina, vasospastic angina, angina inversa, coronary vessel spasm, or coronary artery vasospasm, is a syndrome typically consisting of angina...
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attack. Coronary thrombosis is most commonly caused as a downstream effect of atherosclerosis, a buildup of cholesterol and fats in the artery walls. The...
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Carotid artery dissection is a separation of the layers of the artery wall in the carotid arteries supplying oxygen-bearing blood to the head. It is the...
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Myocardial infarction (redirect from Coronary artery occlusion)
angiography or at autopsy Associated with CABG Associated with spontaneous coronary artery dissection in young, fit women There are many different biomarkers...
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Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, pronounced "cabbage"), is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery...
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Coronary vasospasm refers to when a coronary artery suddenly undergoes either complete or sub-total temporary occlusion. In 1959, Prinzmetal et al. described...
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Cardiac arrest (redirect from Coronary artery atheroma)
abnormalities with an associated risk of cardiac arrest may arise from coronary artery dissection, which can be attributed to Marfan Syndrome or trauma. Examples...
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Coronary artery aneurysm is an abnormal dilatation of part of the coronary artery. This rare disorder occurs in about 0.3–4.9% of patients who undergo...
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Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a flap-like tear of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to...
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Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial ischemia, or simply heart disease, involves...
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dissection (aorta) Coronary artery dissection (coronary artery) also referred to as spontaneous coronary artery dissection or SCAD Pulmonary artery dissection...
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obesity, heart valve disease, high blood pressure (hypertension), and coronary artery disease. Cardiomyopathy is also associated with cardiomegaly. Cardiomegaly...
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Dilated cardiomyopathy may also result from alcohol, heavy metals, coronary artery disease, cocaine use, and viral infections. Restrictive cardiomyopathy...
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structural heart disease, with or without heart failure, and ischemic coronary artery disease. However, focal atrial tachycardia often occurs in healthy...
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diabetes, if they are the primary underlying cause. If coronary arteries are blocked, an invasive coronary angioplasty may relieve the impending RBBB. Prevalence...
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Heart failure (redirect from Coronary Heart Failure)
anemia, and thyroid disease. Common causes of heart failure include coronary artery disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, valvular...
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and a false negative rate of 20–30%. When there is a blockage of the coronary artery, there will be lack of oxygen supply to all three layers of cardiac...
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certain toxins, complications of pregnancy, and certain infections. Coronary artery disease and high blood pressure may play a role, but are not the primary...
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Myocardial scarring (section Coronary heart disease)
but resulting in impaired myocardial function. Coronary heart disease, also known as coronary artery disease, is one of the most common causes of myocardial...
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abnormalities and cardiac catheterization or angiogram to rule out coronary artery blockages, along with a history of alcohol abuse can confirm the diagnosis...
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irregular or more easily provoked. It is classified as a type of acute coronary syndrome. It can be difficult to distinguish unstable angina from non-ST...
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1842 described ventricular fibrillation following the ligation of a coronary artery (Erichsen JE 1842). Subsequent to this in 1850, fibrillation was described...
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(e.g., high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and cardiomyopathy) and diabetes mellitus, it may occur spontaneously in people with otherwise normal...
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Coronary artery ectasia is a rare disease that occurs in only 0.3-4.9% of people in North America. Coronary artery ectasia is characterized by the enlargement...
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manifestation of critical proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery stenosis in people with unstable angina. Originally thought of as two...
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protein deficiency Traumatic: penetrating or blunt chest trauma, aortic dissection Reduced lymphatic drainage: congestive heart failure, nephrotic syndrome...
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with heart, blood and blood vessels. Angina Acute coronary syndrome Anomic aphasia Aortic dissection Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Apoplexy Apraxia...
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