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disease > cardiovascular disease > ischemia > coronary heart disease
disease > cardiovascular disease > heart disease > coronary heart disease

Preferred term

coronary heart disease  

Definition

  • Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (IHD), involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of plaque in the arteries of the heart. (Wikipedia)

Entry terms

  • myocardial ischaemia
  • myocardial ischemia

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-V4H507TB-6

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