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Overview of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Causes
Risk Factors
Treatment
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Other techniques
Prevention
Smoking
Diet
Physical inactivity
Obesity
High cholesterol levels
High blood pressure
Diabetes mellitus
Aspirin
Angina
Causes
Unusual causes of angina
Classification
Symptoms
Silent ischemia
Diagnosis
Stress testing
Echocardiography
Coronary angiography
Continuous ECG monitoring
Imaging of the heart
Treatment
Medication Therapy for Angina
Revascularization Procedures for Angina
Prognosis
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina)
Causes
Classification
Symptoms
Complications
Diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Cardiac biomarkers
Other testing
Treatment
Medication treatment
Opening the arteries
General measures
Discharge
Rehabilitation
Prognosis
Prevention
Complications of an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Pumping problems
Rhythm problems
Pericarditis
Myocardial rupture
Ventricular aneurysm
Blood clots
Other problems
Medications for Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
Nitrates
Morphine
Beta-blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers
Statins
Antiplatelet medications
Clot-dissolving medications
Anticoagulants
Ranolazine and ivabradine
PCSK-9 inhibitors