What are the common names for Coronary Artery Disease?
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) ARTERIOSCLEROSIS CORONARY ARTERY
ASHD
ATHEROSCLEROTIC CORONARY VASCULAR DISEASE
Arterioscleroses, Coronary
Arteriosclerosis, Coronary
Arteriosclerotic heart disease
Artery Disease, Coronary
Artery Diseases, Coronary
Atheroscleroses, Coronary
Atherosclerosis, Coronary
Atherosclerotic heart disease
CAD
CAD (coronary artery disease)
CORONARY ARTERY DISORDER (NOS)
Coronary Arterioscleroses
Coronary Arteriosclerosis
Coronary Artery Diesease
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Coronary Artery Diseases
Coronary Atheroscleroses
Coronary Atherosclerosis
Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary artery arteriosclerosis
Coronary artery sclerosis
Coronary sclerosis
DISEASE CORONARY ARTERY
DISORDER CORONARY ARTERY
Disease, Coronary Artery
Diseases, Coronary Artery
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria
coronary artery disorder
What is the definition of Coronary Artery Disease?
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the CORONARY ARTERIES, leading to progressive arterial insufficiency (CORONARY DISEASE).
What type of doctors treat Coronary Artery Disease?
Cardiologist (heart)
Cardiology
Cardiologists are Physicians who specialize in diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels such as atherosclerosis, High blood Cholesterol, Hypertension etc.
Cardiovascular Disease
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.
Interventional Cardiology
An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
Surgical Specialist
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
