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→Coronary artery atherosclerosis: +treatment
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*Unstable angina. | *Unstable angina. | ||
*[[Myocardial infarction]]. | *[[Myocardial infarction]]. | ||
*Sudden cardiac death. | *[[Sudden cardiac death]]. | ||
Note: | Note: | ||
*''Coronary artery atherosclerosis'' is '''not''' the only type of ''coronary artery disease''... but it is by far the most common; thus, CAD is generally considered synonymous with ''coronary artery atherosclerosis''. | *''Coronary artery atherosclerosis'' is '''not''' the only type of ''coronary artery disease''... but it is by far the most common; thus, CAD is generally considered synonymous with ''coronary artery atherosclerosis''. | ||
Treatment: | |||
*Medical management (blood pressure control (antihypertensives), cholesterol control (e.g. statins, exercise), [[diabetes mellitus|diabetes]] control, smoking cessation). | |||
*[[Coronary artery bypass surgery]] (CABG). | |||
*Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). | |||
====Stenosis definition==== | ====Stenosis definition==== | ||