Preferred Label : coronary heart disease;
Definition : Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic
heart disease (IHD), or simply heart disease, involves the reduction of blood flow
to the heart muscle due to build-up of plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries of
the heart. (Wikipedia);
Synonyme : coronary disease;
Origin ID : ZWFLDWBV-4;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic
heart disease (IHD), or simply heart disease, involves the reduction of blood flow
to the heart muscle due to build-up of plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries of
the heart. (Wikipedia)
