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Preferred Name |
Coronary artery disease
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Definition |
Narrowing of the coronary arteries due to fatty deposits inside the arterial walls. The diagnostic criteria may include documented history of any of the following: documented coronary artery stenosis greater than or equal to 50% (by cardiac catheterization or other modality of direct imaging of the coronary arteries); previous coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG); previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); previous myocardial infarction. (ACC)
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Synonyms & Abbreviations |
CAD
coronary artery disease
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Disease
coronary heart disease
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ReferenceCode |
NCI Thesaurus Code:C26732
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ReferenceURL |
https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C26732
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PMID |
NA
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