Betekenis van:
coronary artery disease

coronary artery disease
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries

    Synoniemen

    Hyperoniemen


    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. I've got a bum ticker: coronary artery disease.
    2. I've got a bad heart: coronary artery disease.
    3. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is used to treat coronary artery disease; the blocked artery is ‘bypassed’ by sewing (grafting) another blood vessel to the aorta at one end and to the coronary artery beyond the damaged area the other end.
    4. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is used to treat coronary artery disease; the blocked artery is ‘bypassed’ by sewing (grafting) another blood vessel to the aorta at one end and to the coronary artery beyond the damaged area the other end. After the operation, blood flows through the new grafted vessel to the heart muscle.