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what is coronary artery disease
my heart has been doing weird stuff so i was looking what can be wrong with the heart and it said "coronary artery disease" but i don't know what that means. can some one please explain so a 16 year old can understand?
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Coronary heart disease is a disease in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscles and when they are blocked you could have a heart attack, stroke etc.
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Hey!
well according to Google "Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. CHD is also called coronary artery disease".
Its basically saying that CHD is a tightening of the small blood vessel. the small blood vessel provides blood and oxygen to heart.
The most common symptom of coronary artery disease is angina, or chest pain. Angina can be described as a heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, numbness, fullness, squeezing or painful feeling. Angina is usually felt in the chest, but may also be felt in the left shoulder, arms, neck, back, or jaw.
Other symptoms that can occur with coronary artery disease include:
1 Shortness of breath
2 skipped beats, or a "flip-flop" feeling in your chest)
3 A faster heartbeat
4 Weakness or dizziness
5 Sweating
Hope all is well with you, Consult a doctor if you have a medical concern.
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if you think your heart is doing weird stuff then you should go to a doctor, or tell whoever is taking care of you whats going on. they'll decide what to do. drink more water though, its good for you over all.
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Look, I'm sorry I can't really help you to understand what "coronary artery disease" is, because I myself have no idea. What I can tell you it's, first and foremost that you don't have to worry because you are young and you are probably perfectly fine, but if the problem persists the worst thing to do is search the symptons on the internet, tell your parents and go to the doctor to check your heart.
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I think you should contact a cardiac doctor before you put any assumptions.
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I am not a doctor and I am not educated on the subject so I do not want to give you any wrong information. I found an article that explains more about it with diagrams and I will post it for you down below. If you are having any issues and if you are in pain, please go to the emergency room or make an appointment with a doctor. Don't wait too long in case it is something serious. That way, you can be treated right away. Good luck!
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Hi dear, hope you're feeling better, I have tried my best to narrow this down I hope it's useful to you.Your coronary arteries are major blood vessels in your body that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients. The coronary artery disease develops when these blood vessels become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol is a common cause of this, this is when there is a plaque build up in your blood vessels, this narrows the vessels making it harder for blood to reach the chest and this causes the chest pain. This type of disease develops over decades, so it is unlikely that you have this disease. It is advisable to speak to your parents about this and get the medical attention you require to prevent any future health conditions.
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I apologize for the late reply. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. It takes years for this plaque to build up and cause abnormal blood flow. You can see the severity of this because if parts of your body or your heart do not get blood then they are in trouble. Here is a picture for you to see the difference between a normal artery and one filled with plaque: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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I hope you are seeing a doctor because they can really help you with this. Best of luck :)
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I will firstly say that your heart doing wierd stuff can be caused by many things and so the best thing to always do is see a doctor as only they can 100% determine whats wrong with tests etc. Its basically in simplest of terms where your heart is over time getting starved of oxygen leading to the arteries within your heart getting clogged up but again a doctor is always best as the internet can make things seem worse than they actually are.
Hope everythings okay and you get what you need!!
Good luck, hope I helped!!
D xxxxxxxxxx
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Coronary Artery Disease is the narrowing of blood vesicles due to the build up I of plaque and other material from high cholesterol in the blood stream. It's usually a problem for adults with high cholesterol. However people who have diabetes are also at higher risk.
I am not a medical professional so I don't know. You should tell your parents or a school nurse that you need to see a doctor. That's the only way to know for sure what is going on. Many other things could be causing heart problems and you won't know until you see a medical professional.
Good luck honey ,
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"coronary artery disease" is basically heart disease, which has to do with the arteries connecting to your heart (I'm sure you learn this in bio..?)
Anyway, don't be too alarmed. Don't trust the internet with this stuff. Maybe go for a check up, consult a doc. (:
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A coronary heart disease is the most common heart disease. It is caused when the plaque caused by excess cholesterol buildup in the artery of the heart. And when it happens, the artery of the became narrowed so it would cause difficulty in breathing and heart attack and the blood flow slows and or stop.
Symptoms may be very noticeable, but sometimes you can have the disease and not have any symptoms. This is especially true in the early stages of heart disease. Chest pain or discomfort (angina) is the most common symptom. You feel this pain when the heart is not getting enough blood or oxygen. How bad the pain is varies from person to person.It may feel heavy or like someone is squeezing your heart. You may feel it under your breast bone (sternum), but also in your neck, arms, stomach, or upper back.
The pain usually occurs with activity or emotion, and goes away with rest or a medicine called nitroglycerin.Other symptoms include shortness of breath and fatigue with activity (exertion).
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Coronary Artery Disease is when the arteries responsible for supplying the heart with blood harden and narrow, due to build up of cholesterol and other material. This causes reduced rate and flow of blood to the heart.
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You say that your heart has been doing "weird stuff." That can be due to any number of things- irregular heart beat, complications from obesity (if that's an issue), abnormal development, etc. You need to talk to a parent about making an appointment to see your doctor (or preferably, a cardiologist) right away.
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Unless u have been told by the doctor what it is you shouldn't look it up as you will just get too worried about it and believe it....its basically a very bad infection (but past the point of infection) in the main artery going away from your heart but again I must stress that unless you have been told about what it is don't assume it's that as there are many heart conditions that the public are unaware off until told by medical professionals
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Go to a doctor dammit.
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Coronary artery disease is a condition where the blood vessels that supply the heart itself with blood, (to keep it alive and working properly,) have s problem of some sort, usually a build-up of something called plaque.
This stuff builds up in the blood vessels and makes the blood vessel narrower than it should be.
This means that the blood doesn't do its job properly, oxygen carried in the blood doesn't reach the places it should and tissue may die due to the lack of oxygen.
I'm not sure about the levels of coronary heart disease in young people but if you're worried about it, I strongly suggest you see your doctor for advice, reassurance, explanations and if necessary, treatment.
If you do have this problem or something else as serious, its better to get it treated as soon as possible. When you dee your doctor, he/she will probably want to know if you have a history of heart problems in your family, so ask your parents or another family member before you go or take them with you. (This is a very good idea, you'll need moral support and they should know if you have serious health problems.)
If you don't have it or its a less serious condition, think of the relief you'll feel!
Let me know how it goes? Best wishes x
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Coronary heart disease is when the area around the heart hardens making it harder for blood to flow to the heart, which can cause chest pain or a heart attack if left untreated.
However, most patients are male and above the age of 30. If you think something weird is going on though, you should ask your parents to take you to the doctor just to be safe.
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Hi there,
I have to tell you that none of us are doctors, and even if we were it would be unethical to diagnose or treat you here.
This is what I found:
"CAD happens when the arteries that supply blood to heart muscle become hardened and narrowed. This is due to the buildup of cholesterol and other material."
Basically, your arteries are like tubes that go to your heart so it can pump the blood through your body. Things we eat as well as genetic traits, things passed down from your parents to you, can clog these tubes. When they get clogged, it's hard for them to get enough blood to your heart.
Given that you're only 16, it's really not likely that you have coronary artery disease, though heart problems can be genetic. Are you on any medications? What "weird stuff" has your heart been doing? Are you overweight or underweight? Do you eat a lot of junk food? Do you have family history of heart problems?
There are a lot of possibilities as far as what's wrong with your heart. Without more information no one can so much as guess at a diagnosis.
Please, please, please see a doctor if you're worried.
DO NOT try to self-diagnose!
Siren
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If you are having any weird stuff happening with your heart you need to tell a parent right away and have them make you an appointment with a real doctor. Do NOT try to diagnose yourself on the internet! It is very highly unlikely that you have coronary artery disease at sixteen but you could indeed be having a problem with your heart. It needs to be checked out as soon as possible. Please tell someone right away, OK?
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This happens when the arteries that supply blood to become hardened and narrowed. This is due to the buildup of cholesterol and other material, called plaque, on their inner walls.As it grows, less blood can flow through the arteries. As a result, the heart muscle can't get the blood or oxygen it needs. This can lead to chest pain (angina) or a heart attack.
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The Coronary artery feeds the heart muscle. Typically coronary artery disease means that blood flow through the artery has been restricted, causing pain and damage to the heart muscle. Usually this is something wich happens later in life from substances which build up in the artery, restricting and eventually clogging it, bringing on the stereotypical heart attack. This is not something normally seen in younger people. Since I am not a doctor and I have only the description of "weird stuff" as symptoms to go on, it would be best to talk to a doctor. He will best be able to determine whether what you are experiencing is serious or not. If talking to a doctor is a problem, try the school nurse.
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CAD is a build up of plaque in your cornary arteries. they supply oxygenated blood to your heart. the plaque builds up over many years though and you're a little bit young to have CAD (typically!). my best advice is see your doctor!
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I'm not more a doctor than you are, however looking at Wikipedia (link below) I see that coronary artery disease is when there is stuff caked onto the inside walls of the tubes in your heart which in turn causes the blood not to be able to pass through as easily as before.
The stuff on the inside of the walls is called plaque (like the build up on your teeth if you don't brush them)
The tubes are called arteries (these take oxygen from the lungs TO parts of your body, while their counterpart veins take the de-oxygenated blood back to the lungs).
The word coronary refers to the heart.
If you look on the wikipedia pages under risk factors you will see the kinds of things that give you this disease, for example smoking, not exercising, being overweight etc.
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I'm very sorry to say that I don't actually know what it is, from what I understand I believe it's some sort of clogged artery but probably shouldn't take my word for it. Your best bet is to go consult a doctor about what might be wrong before going to the internet for answers. Usually it'll just make you more anxious and confused then you were in the first place. Hope you feel better lovely xoxo
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The long and short is that your heart would be suffocating. It's not getting enough blood...
But I'm betting that's not what you have...
Unless you're REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY MORBIDLY OBESE you wouldn't have enough plaque in your arteries to cause it.
If you don't feel good, just suck it up and go to the doctor... The internet will just tell you that you're going to die.
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Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease. It is where the blood vessels shrink/get smaller and allow less blood to get to your heart.
If you are having heart problems, you need to see a doctor. This condition can result in death if left untreated.
Best of luck!
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) also known as atherosclerotic heart disease,[1] coronary heart disease,[2] or ischemic heart disease (IHD),[3] is the most common type of heart disease and cause of heart attacks.[4] The disease is caused by plaque building up along the inner walls of the arteries of the heart, which narrows the arteries and reduces blood flow to the heart.
While the symptoms and signs of coronary artery disease are noted in the advanced state of disease, most individuals with coronary artery disease show no evidence of disease for decades as the disease progresses before the first onset of symptoms, often a "sudden" heart attack, finally arises. Symptoms of stable ischaemic heart disease include angina (characteristic chest pain on exertion) and decreased exercise tolerance. Unstable IHD presents itself as chest pain or other symptoms at rest, or rapidly worsening angina. The risk of artery narrowing increases with age, smoking, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, and is more common in men and those who have close relatives with CAD. Other causes include coronary vasospasm,[5] a spasm of the blood vessels of the heart, it is usually called Prinzmetal's angina.[6]
Diagnosis of IHD is with an electrocardiogram, blood tests (cardiac markers), cardiac stress testing or a coronary angiogram. Depending on the symptoms and risk, treatment may be with medication, percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty) or coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
There's an explanation of what coronary artery disease and the symptoms you can suffer. I would also say you are very young to get this type of disease and its not a good idea to look up your symptoms online as it will give inaccurate answers and make people think they have things wrong that isn't wrong with them. I would strongly advise you to go see your local doctor and have checks and tests to find out what's wrong with you as it could be only minor so i wouldn't worry yourself with things on the internet. Go see you doctor :)
Thanks for writing to me
Carrey x
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I'm assuming you googled. As I have learned you can't always trust what your find on google. Or any search engine. It is nit a doctor. And almost all searches will give you the worst case scenarios. Which could be not the case at all.
Being that your only 16, I recommend talking to your
parent(s), guardian, or an adult that you trust. I would also strongly recommend going to the doctor, even a walk-in doctor. IF it is something serious they will be able to diagnos your symptoms properly and they will be able to assess your situation a whole lot better than google will.
It's easier to google. But it always gives you the absolute worst cases that it could be. So becareful what you believe when you search health related.
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Coronary artery disease is when the blood vessels that bring blood back into the heart(arteries) get a build-up of stuff(cholesterol and plaque) on the inside, so it becomes difficult to pump the blood through.
However, I would not use WebMD or any similar service to try to diagnose yourself. Only medical professionals can do that, and they need to do that in person. I would recommend calling your doctor and setting up an appointment to get things checked out.
I hope you're fine and everything goes well!
~Panda
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I would like more detail. What is happening with your heart? Are you overweight? Tell me more about your medical history and I'll be better able to help you.
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I had no idea what this was, I read on it and what coronary artery disease is (also no as chd meaning heart disease. Means that it is more difficult for the little blood vessels in your heart that help produce oxygen &blood.the best thing is to go to a doctor and get checked out to be for sure.i found this out by going to Google and typing in "define
Coronary artery disease" it'll have a definition pop up
Click on that and it should have helpful things to understand smore I hope this helps and that you feel better. I hope everything turns out for the best.be well :)
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I would definitely advise seeing a cardiologist (doctor who primarily deals with the heart), but coronary artery disease is when the arteries get blocked up with plaque. This can build up for years and later burst, causing heart attacks and other major problems. Luckily though, it mostly occurs in older adults and the elderly. For you, I would consider aiming lower in your self-diagnosis...maybe first considering a heart murmur or irregular heartbeat, and then go from there. Don't overworry, since if you are having heart issues, heightened anxiety might make the symptoms worse. Please see a doctor as well, since heart issues are the most serious medical problems and should be taken as such. Go ahead and send me a follow up after you find out, and hope everything works out for you!
-Holly
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We are not doctors and if something is going on with your heart, that is pretty serious and you should be consulting with a doctor rather than us advice-givers.
Basically what Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is, is when the arteries to your heart become hardened and narrow. This is usually due to buildup of cholesterol and other material (plaque) on the inner walls of the arteries. As it grows, less blood can flow through the arteries. As a result, the heart muscles cannot get the blood or oxygen that it needs.
Like I said before we are not doctors so we cannot tell you what is wrong with your heart and looking up your symptoms on the internet is NEVER a good thing because you freak yourself out.
The best I can tell you is to please go see a doctor. If it's something with your heart that can be serious and you should get a professional opinion/diagnosis rather than one of ours.
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Unless you have serious nutritional issues, really unhealthy, are overweight, or have diabetes, at 16 you should not be worrying about a CAD!
Coronary artery disease is like when your bottle of glue or ketchup is almost running out, and you are squeezing the bottle yet there is stick crap sticking on the sides. Pretend your blood vessels are the bottle and the blood full of crap is what is sticking to the sides. The crap can build up, blocking the flow of blood and might eventually block the blood flow to the heart. This causes hypertension problems, possibly a stroke, all in all coronary artery disease.
It is normal to have heart flutters now and then. However if you are really concerned please see a doctor to have it checked, maybe you have a heart condition that has never been diagnosed? Or first try to keep a record of the time of day, activity you are doing, what you recently ate, etc when the weird heart thing happens. Maybe you ate a lot of sugar, or was really stressed out when the thing occurred.
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The vessels that supply your heart with blood rich in oxygen are called the coronary arteries. They're called that because they circle around your heart in the like a crown. Coronary artery disease is caused by buildup in your coronary arteries -- a condition called atherosclerosis -- that leads to blockages. The arteries, which start out smooth and stretchy, become narrow and hard, limiting blood flow to the heart. The heart doesn't get enough oxygen and the vital nutrients it needs to pump properly. From a young age, cholesterol-laden plaque can start to deposit in the blood vessel walls. As you get older, the plaque builds up, inflaming the blood vessel walls and raising the risk of blood clots and heart attack. The plaques release chemicals that promote the process of healing but make the inner walls of the blood vessel sticky. Then, other substances, such as inflammatory cells, lipoproteins, and calcium that travel in your bloodstream start sticking to the inside of the vessel walls.
Eventually, a narrowed coronary artery may develop new blood vessels that go around the blockage to get blood to the heart. However, during times of increased exertion or stress, the new arteries may not be able to supply enough oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
In some cases, a blood clot may totally block the blood supply to the heart muscle, causing heart attack. If a blood vessel to the brain is blocked, usually from a blood clot, an ischemic stroke can result. If a blood vessel within the brain bursts, most likely as a result of uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), a hemorrhagic stroke can result.
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Well I'm not sure what you mean by "weird stuff." If it's beating irregularly you could have arrhythmia which is usually not harmful, especially in someone that is 16. But don't rely on any online research to diagnose yourself. See a doctor if you feel like something may be wrong. If nothing else, your doctor can at least clear you from having any issues which will help make you feel better about it. The more you think about it and worry yourself the more your heart will beat irregularly from your nervousness.
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I think that is something you should go to a doctor about.
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A 16yr old should never have coronary artery disease but you could have a murmur. But if anything is wrong with your heart you should go directly to a doctor because something could seriously be wrong and you could catch the problem early. So go to the doctor tell them ur symptoms and keep a time record of when you feel your symptoms and how severe.
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What "Coronary artery disease" generally refers to is: cholesterol-laden plaque can start to deposit in the blood vessel walls. This causes the blood vessels to become smaller or thinner making it harder for blood to reach the heart, starving it for oxygen. While it is quite rare for someone your age to suffer from this, it is possible.
One of the problems with self-diagnoses is we will without exception make the wrong diagnoses for we always accept the worst diagnoses. You don't say what the "weird" stuff your heart is doing so I cannot begin to make a suggestion as to what may be bothering you. I will say the simplest of the problems out there could be anxiety attacks. While these attacks have different causes they can cause a fluttering feeling in your chest. Does that mean you have a heart condition? I can't say I'm not a doctor and only a doctor can say after running the proper tests.
You are 16 years old and you feel something is not right with you then the proper thing to do is to see your family doctor. As a 16 year old you do not need parental permission to make a doctors appointment or to see a doctor though I suggest you tell mom or dad you are not feeling good and what is bothering you.
If when you have this "weird" stuff happen and should you feel faint or short of breath at that time. Then the proper thing to do is to dial 911 and ask for help. Let the paramedic evaluate you and decide whether or not you need to be transported to a hospital ER for further evaluation and treatment.
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