Coronary Artery Disease

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  1. 2. High blood pressure risk factor for coronary artery disease
  2. 4. Death of heart muscle due to prolonged lack of blood flow
  3. 6. Trigger for stable angina due to increased oxygen demand
  4. 7. Major modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease
  5. 10. Relief of angina symptoms due to reduced myocardial demand
  6. 11. Drug that relieves angina by dilating coronary vessels
  7. 15. Angina caused by coronary artery spasm occurring at rest
  8. 17. Chest pain due to myocardial ischemia without infarction
  9. 20. Fatty plaque buildup in arterial walls causing coronary artery disease
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  1. 1. Excessive sweating seen in acute coronary syndrome
  2. 3. Fatty deposit that narrows arteries in atherosclerosis
  3. 5. Chest pain on exertion relieved by rest due to temporary reduced blood flow
  4. 8. Reduced oxygen supply to heart tissue
  5. 9. Feeling of tiredness due to reduced cardiac output
  6. 12. Vessel supplying oxygenated blood to the heart
  7. 13. Common symptom of coronary artery disease
  8. 14. Metabolic disease increasing risk of vascular damage and CAD
  9. 16. “Bad” cholesterol that contributes to plaque formation
  10. 18. “Good” cholesterol that protects against plaque formation
  11. 19. Shortness of breath associated with myocardial ischemia