 This disease Narrows the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to your heart. This happens because of plaque build up in the vessels.  The coronary arteries become damaged or diseased making it hard for blood flow to occur.  The decreased blood flow can cause chest pains or angina, shortness of breath or even worse a heart attack.

 Chest pain or discomfort (angina)  Shortness of breath  Fast heartbeat (tachycardia)  Weakness  Nausea

 Pain in stomach  Increased sweating  Back or jaw pain in woman  Heaviness and weight on chest

 First the doctor will do a normal physical exam to see the patients health and risk factors, seeing if the patient smokes and their daily diet.  Blood pressure test  Cholesterol test  C-reactive Protein Test (CRP)  Coronary calcium exam  Electrocardiogram (EKG) (ECG)

 Chest x-ray  Blood test  Exercise Electrocardiogram (Stress Test)  Cardiac Perfusion scan  Echocardiogram and stress Echocardiogram  Ultrasound  Coronary angiogram

 Quit Smoking  Healthy diet  Aspirin Exercise daily  Keep stress down  Control your cholesterol and blood pressure.

 Aspirin is recommended. It thins your blood which makes it easier to pass through the vessels in the heart.  Beta-blockers- Slow your heart beat and lower your blood pressure  Statins- lower Cholesterol

 Nitrates- relieve chest pain  Calcium channel blockers- slow your heart rate and lower blood pressure  Angiotensin-converting enzyme Inhibitors (ACE)- reduce blood pressure, and reduce the strain on your heart

 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery- a doctor connects a healthy artery or vein from another part of your body to the blocked coronary artery. The grafted artery goes around the blocked part of the artery. The bypass provides a new pathway for blood to your heart.

 Angioplasty- this procedure opens the blocked blood vessel so that blood can flow through it more easily.  Stints are also placed inside the blocked vessels to open them more so blood can flow through.

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