Coronary Artery Disease
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When plaque attacks
Revolution Health
The root cause of coronary artery disease is fat build up inside your coronary artery. Learn the types of coronary artery disease.
Blocking your health
iVillage
Coronary artery disease can be a prelude to a heart attack. With helpful animations, this article provides an overview of this serious condition.
A social disease
Answers
Causes and treatment information can be found on this page, along with a little social commentary. One article suggests that the rise in coronary artery disease is more about culture than biology.
An epidemic
Heart Site
One third of American adults are likely to develop coronary artery disease. This article provides a detailed look at the biology of this disease.
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This interactive site provides a test so you can learn your risk for coronary artery disease.
Priming the pump
eMedicine Health
Did you know stress can have a biological impact? It's just one of the risk factors for developing coronary artery disease.
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Get moving
Mayo Clinic
Staying active and eating healthy are two tips for avoiding coronary artery disease. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of CAD.
Healthy living
Healthination
A healthy lifestyle can go a long way in preventing coronary artery disease. This site includes videos on a variety of topics relating to CAD including lifestyle suggestions.
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The signs inside
Coronary Artery Disease
While stomach aches, fever and chest pain can be signs of coronary artery disease, a diagnosis will require imaging your heart.
The heart of the matter
Heart Point
Not all chest pains indicate coronary artery disease. Learn how to tell if your chest pains come from an underlying heart condition.
Just the facts
CNN
A concise overview of causes, symptoms and treatment of coronary artery disease.
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Another route
Medtronic
Provides information about coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG, an operation that reroutes blood flow around a blocked coronary artery to treat coronary artery disease.
A range of fixes
FDA
Treatment for coronary artery disease can vary from medications to surgeries, depending on the severity of the illness.
Questions about surgery?
Cleveland Clinic
The prospect of surgery for coronary artery disease can be frightening. This site provides a series of videos answering questions about different surgical procedures.
