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Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease, affects about 14 million men and women in the United States. Coronary artery disease is almost always due to the gradual buildup of cholesterol and other fatty materials in the wall of a coronary artery. This process is called atherosclerosis.

Fast Facts:

• --Risk factors may include high cholesterol, hypertension, smoking, and obesity.
• --Lifestyle changes are the best way to prevent heart disease from getting worse or of reducing the risk of getting heart disease in the first place.
• --Treatment may include taking aspirin, beta-blockers, calcuim channel blockers, and angioplasty.

5 Great Resources on Coronary Artery Disease

• Texas Heart Institute: Coronary Heart disease (CAD)
• Mayo Clinic: Coronary Heart Disease
• Medline Plus: Coronary Heart Disease
• IVillage: CAD
• Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Coronary Heart Disease

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

• Medicinenet: Definition of Coronary artery disease
• Wikipedia: Coronary Heart Disease
• Family Doctor: Coronary Heart Disease
• US Food and Drug Administration: CAD
• Columbia University Medial Center: Coronary Artery Disease
• A.D.A.M. (via Wake Forest University Medical Center): Coronary Heart Disease

What Are The Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease?

• Healthwise (via WebMD): CAD Symptoms
• Cleveland Clinic: Symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease
• NHSDirect: Symptoms of CAD
• Imaginis: Symptoms/Screening for Coronary Artery Disease
• University of Southern California: Symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease

What Are The Causes and Complications of Coronary Artery Disease?

• Healthwise (via WebMD): Causes of Coronary Heart Disease
• Mayo Clinic: Causes-Coronary Artery Disease
• Genetic Health: Genetic Genes Can Cause Coronary Artery Disease
• Cleveland Clinic: Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
• Family Doctor: Causes of CHD

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Coronary Artery Disease?

• Mayo Clinic: Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
• Cleveland Clinic: Coronary Artery Disease Treatment – Medical
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Coronary Artery Disease - Treatment Overview
• Drug Digest: Coronary Heart Disease Drugs
• Texas Heart Surgeons: Treatment Options for Coronary Artery Disease

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease?

• AyurvedicCure: Home Remedies for Coronary Heart Disease
• Cleveland Clinic: Integrative Medicine and Heart Disease
• American Heart Association: Questions and Answers About Chelation Therapy

How Do You Prevent Coronary Artery Disease?

• Healthwise (via WebMD): Coronary Artery Disease - Prevention
• MedicineNet: Guidelines on Preventing Heart Disease in Women
• MedlinePlus: Prevention

Foundations and Support Groups on Coronary Artery Disease

• American Heart Association: Official Site
• Daily Strength: Coronary Heart Disease Support Community

Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Coronary Artery Disease

• MedHelp: Heart Forum
• Revolution Health: Coronary Heart disease Forum
• Heart Disease Online: The Heart Disease Virtual Community
• Ivanhoe: Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Have More Colorectal Tumors
• essortment: Women Health Tips
• Your Heart Disease Blog: Research Links Heart Disease and Sleep Time

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Coronary Artery Disease

• PubMedCentral: Coronary Artery Disease Articles
• JAMA: Coronary Artery Disease Articles
• Google Scholar: Coronary Artery Disease Articles

Clinical Trials on Coronary Artery Disease

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trials
• CenterWatch: Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trials

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