Causes and Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease

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Causes and Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease

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Introduction
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Causes of coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease signs and symptoms
Chest Pain
Shortness of breath
Heart attack
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Introduction
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T I T L E

• What are coronary artery diseases?
• Coronary artery diseases are also known as
  coronary heart disease or simply the heart
  diseases. This is one of the serious disorders,
  which is related to the heart and is a result of
  accumulation of plaque in the blood vessels
  (arteries).

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Causes of Coronary Artery Disease
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• The major causes of the coronary artery diseases
  are
• Smoking
• High levels of some specific fats as well as
  cholesterol in blood
• High blood pressure
• High blood sugar level due to diabetes or insulin
  resistance
• Blood vessel inflammation

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Coronary Artery Disease Signs and Symptoms

• There are various signs and symptoms of coronary
  heart diseases, however these might vary from
  person to person. Here is a mention of some of
  them which are generally observed in most of the
  patients.

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Chest Pain

• Also, known as angina this occurs when there is
  a tightness as well as feeling of pressure on the
  chest. The pain can be felt in the middle region
  of the chest and generally is initiated when the
  person suffers from lots of stress, be it
  physical or emotional. Sometimes there are cases
  where women report feeling sharp pain their neck,
  arm or back region.

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Shortness of Breath

• Due to inefficient pumping by heart, the oxygen
  requirement of the body is not met and hence the
  patient might suffer from shortness of breath or
  unexplained fatigue.

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Heart Attack

• When the coronary artery is totally blocked,
  there is a strong probability of getting a heart
  attack. The most common signs of heart attack
  include crushing pressure in chest along with
  unexplained pain in the shoulder region which
  might be accompanied by breath and sweating.

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