Coronary arteries supply blood to the
heart muscle

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(The Heart, Part 7: Coronary Circulation, 2020)

Most common disease
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

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(Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatments, 2022)

Blockage of coronary arteries caused
by plaque a fatty build-up material. Continuous plaque collected on artery walls will narrow your arteries. Plaque can also damage arteries which stops blood from flowing to your heart muscle which can add on to other many diseases and risks.

symptoms

chest pains

shortness of breath

feeling week or light headed

ways to prevent a CAD

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(NHS Choices, 2022)

healthy diets

stop smoking

get your heart beat up

become more active

How a coronary Artery Disease is treated

An inflated balloon is pushed through the catheter to improve the blood flow in your arteries

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(Coronary artery disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic, 2020)

to keep the dialed arteries open a tube (stent) is used

2 Medical Examples used to
monitor CAD

EKG (Electrocardiogram, ECC)

Most effective and easy to use to check
for any coronary artery disease signs/symptoms

ECG Monitor

ECG Monitor

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(Mitroff, 2019)

painless test which helps to decrect for any heart problems

this test lasts a couple minutes

avoid oily and greasy creams the day of the test

it can detect blocked arteries which is known as the Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

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(Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) - Mayo Clinic, 2020)

can detect your heartbeat and when it is abnormal which could by decreased waves

displays the electrical signal from your heart

waves shown on a monitor

this device test is avoided for people who don't experience any of the following diseases for the disease or have not had previous heart attacks

ECG device shown on patient

ECG device shown on patient

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(Esposito, 2016)

Cardiac CT Scan

Imaging test using x-rays to take very
close up and detailed images of your heart and blood vessels

Cardiac CT Scan

Cardiac CT Scan

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(Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) Scan - University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 2019)