Coronary Artery Disease

Another name for Coronary artery disease (CAD) is ischemic heart disease (IHD). It refers to a group of diseases which involves stable angina, unstable angina, sudden cardiac death and myocardial infarction. It is one of the cardiovascular diseases which is the most common type. A common symptom is discomfort or chest pain which may radiate towards the arm, shoulder, back, neck, or jaw. Occasionally it may feel like heartburn. Usually it occurs with exercise or emotional stress which lasts for less than a few minutes and which improves with rest. Shortness of breath may also occur and sometimes it is asymptomatic. The first sign of this disease is heart attack. Other complications are also there which includes heart failure and heartbeat which are abnormal.

This disease can affect people of any age and can occur at any point of life. This disease can be congenital and another reason can be the changed lifestyle and eating habits. The most common cause of the coronary artery disease is atherosclerosis.

• Risk factors include high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, lack of exercise, high blood cholesterol, obesity, poor diet, depression, and excessive alcohol intake.
• Age is also the risk factor because the risk of this disease increases with the growing age.
• Males are at greater risk of developing coronary artery diseases rather than females.
• An unbalanced diet which consists of high amount of carbohydrates and fats is also another risk factor for coronary artery disease.

According to some studies, the underlying mechanism involves the reduction of oxygen and blood flow to the heart muscles and the reason behind this is again atherosclerosis.

• Chest pain which occurs regularly after eating, with activity or at other time is called as stable angina and is associated with the constriction of the arteries of the heart. Angina that changes in character, intensity or frequency is called as unstable angina. Unstable angina may leads to myocardial infarction. About 30% of adults have pain due to coronary artery disease who go to the emergency department with an unclear reason of pain.
• Dyspnoea, Weakness and numbness in any body part can also be seen in the case of coronary artery disease.

For people which such symptoms, stress echocardiography can be used to diagnose obstructive coronary artery disease. The use of stress cardiac imaging, echocardiography, or advanced non-invasive imaging is not recommended in the individuals who are asymptomatic and are at decreased risk for developing coronary disease.

The following tests helps in proper diagnosis of coronary artery disease:

• Baseline electrocardiography(ECG)
• Exercise ECG –Stress test
• Coronary angiography
• Exercise radioisotope test (nuclear stress test, myocardial scintigraphy)
• Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)
• Echocardiography(including stress echocardiography)
• Intravascular ultrasound
• An x-ray of chest and blood tests can also be performed but the first choice among diagnostic tools is electrocardiogram.

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The good news is that Coronary Artery Disease is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.

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If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Coronary Artery Disease yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other Blood related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Coronary Artery Disease is what you are having or any other related disease.

As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Coronary Artery Disease is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.

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