coronary artery disease
6
3.3
- noun
- /ˈkɔrəˌnɛri ˈɑrteri dɪˈziz/
- Specialized
:
enfermedad de las arterias coronarias
- Regular check-ups can help identify coronary artery disease before it causes serious problems.
- coronary artery disease (CAD)
- patients with coronary artery disease
- risk of coronary artery disease
They also had higher rates of cardio coronary artery disease mortality as well.
- They also had higher rates of cardio coronary artery disease mortality as well.
Examples
-
Statins are widely used to decrease cholesterol and improve morbidity and mortality associated with coronary artery disease.
Academic text (2007) -
Many people are unaware that high cholesterol can lead to coronary artery disease over time.
-
We know that stress has an impact on coronary artery disease, on weight gain.
-
Patients were excluded from the control group if they had any known coronary artery disease.
Academic text (2007) -
For example, high cholesterol in and of itself does not normally cause coronary artery disease.
Academic text (2009) -
Such data is very limited in the Indian population, which has a very high incidence of coronary artery disease.
Academic text (2007) -
Men are in a higher risk group than women for having hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke, and sudden cardiac death.
Academic text (2007) -
Low serum apoA1 levels have been reported in patients suffering from coronary artery disease.
Academic text (2007) -
In patients with stable coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass grafting reduces mortality more than medical treatment.
Academic text (2014) -
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a common procedure for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
144
1.9
A problem that makes the heart not work well
3
2.7
A disease where arteries to the heart become narrow or blocked, causing less blood to reach the heart
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
6
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'coronary' (relating to the arteries that supply the heart) + 'artery' + 'disease' yields a disease of the heart's arteries. This transparent medical naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would be able to infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Coronary artery disease comes from how the heart's vessels look and what goes wrong. Coronary comes from a word for 'crown' because the arteries circle the heart like a crown, and 'disease' means they can become narrowed or 'blocked' by fatty deposits, so the name describes those vessels not carrying enough blood to the heart.