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Coronary Artery Disease Overview - Mayo Clinic
Coronary artery disease develops when the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol-containing deposits (plaque) in your arteries and inflammation are usually to blame for coronary artery disease.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/home/ovc-20165305
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Coronary Heart Disease - MedlinePlus
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. CHD is also called coronary artery disease.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007115.htm
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Coronary Artery Disease - MedlinePlus
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html
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Heart Disease Home - CDC
In the United States, the most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to heart attack. You can greatly reduce your risk for CAD through lifestyle changes and, in some cases, medication. Learn more about heart disease.
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/
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Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments - WebMD
WebMD's guide to coronary artery disease.
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-coronary-artery-disease
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Understanding Coronary Artery Disease - Cleveland Clinic
Coronary artery disease - Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute, leader in heart care and heart disease in the United States.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/coronary-artery-disease/understandingcad
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Coronary Heart Disease and Vitamin D - Vitamin D Council
Does vitamin D play a role in the prevention or treatment of coronary heart disease? Find out here.
https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/coronary-heart-disease/
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Coronary Heart Disease - Framingham Heart Study
Learn about Coronary Heart Disease risk and more.
https://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/risk-functions/coronary-heart-disease/10-year-risk.php
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Coronary Heart Disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment - NY Times
Free articles and multimedia from The NY Times, including information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, tests, and surgical procedures, as well as current news and interviews with leading experts.
http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/coronary-heart-disease/overview.html
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Coronary Heart Disease (Ischaemic Heart Disease) - NHS
Coronary heart disease is the UK's biggest killer, causing around 73,000 deaths each year. About 1 in 6 men and 1 in 10 women die from the disease.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Coronary-heart-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Diagonosis and Prevention - CDC
Learn what causes coronary artery disease (CAD) and how it is diagnosed. Get the facts from the CDC, the leading health protection agency in the U.S.
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/coronary_ad.htm
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Coronary Heart Disease - Heart Health
Coronary heart disease is when your coronary arteries become narrowed by a gradual build-up of fatty material within their walls.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/coronary-heart-disease
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Coronary Artery Disease - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Coronary artery disease, also known as ischemic heart disease, atherosclerotic heart disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease, is a group of diseases that includes: stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden coronary death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease
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Coronary Artery Disease - Coronary Heart Disease
What is coronary heart disease? What is coronary artery disease? The American Heart Association explains the sometimes confusing terms CAD and CHD, the causes of CAD, risk factors for coronary artery disease, and how to prevent coronary artery disease or CAD.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/Coronary-Artery-Disease---Coronary-Heart-Disease_UCM_436416_Article.jsp
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What Is Coronary Heart Disease? - NHLBI, NIH
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cad
