Coronary Artery DiseaseCreated by: Jordan Ontiveros

How it affects the body

This disease Narrows the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to your heart. This happens because of plaque build up in the vessels.

The coronary arteries become damaged or diseased making it hard for blood flow to occur.

The decreased blood flow can cause chest pains or angina, shortness of breath or even worse a heart attack.

Symptoms

Chest pain or discomfort (angina) Shortness of breath Fast heartbeat (tachycardia) Weakness Nausea

Symptoms

Pain in stomach Increased sweating Back or jaw pain in woman Heaviness and weight on chest

Diagnosing the disease

First the doctor will do a normal physical exam to see the patients health and risk factors, seeing if the patient smokes and their daily diet.

Blood pressure test Cholesterol test C-reactive Protein Test (CRP) Coronary calcium exam Electrocardiogram (EKG) (ECG)

Diagnosing the disease

Chest x-ray Blood test Exercise Electrocardiogram (Stress Test) Cardiac Perfusion scan Echocardiogram and stress Echocardiogram Ultrasound Coronary angiogram

Treatments and preventions

Quit Smoking Healthy diet Aspirin Exercise daily Keep stress down Control your cholesterol and blood pressure.

Medication

Aspirin is recommended. It thins your blood which makes it easier to pass through the vessels in the heart.

Beta-blockers- Slow your heart beat and lower your blood pressure

Statins- lower Cholesterol

Medication

Nitrates- relieve chest pain Calcium channel blockers- slow your heart rate

and lower blood pressure Angiotensin-converting enzyme Inhibitors (ACE)-

reduce blood pressure, and reduce the strain on your heart

Surgery

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery- a doctor connects a healthy artery or vein from another part of your body to the blocked coronary artery. The grafted artery goes around the blocked part of the artery. The bypass provides a new pathway for blood to your heart.

Surgery

Angioplasty- this procedure opens the blocked blood vessel so that blood can flow through it more easily.

Stints are also placed inside the blocked vessels to open them more so blood can flow through.

Sources

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coronary-artery-disease/DS00064

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-coronary-artery-disease