Coronary Artery Disease

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Health tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.


Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
 Should I have an angiogram to test for coronary artery disease?
 Should I have angioplasty for stable angina?
 Should I stop life-prolonging treatment?

Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition.Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
 Eating a heart-healthy diet
 Exercising for a healthy heart
 Tips for following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
 Walking for a healthy heart

Interactive tools help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.Interactive tools are designed to help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.
 Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?

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Author: Douglas Dana
Robin Parks, MS
Last Updated: September 21, 2007
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology
Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition

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Topic Contents
 Overview
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 FAQs
 Cause
 Symptoms
 What Increases Your Risk
 When to Call a Doctor
 Examinations and Tests
 Treatment Overview
 Prevention
 Ongoing Concerns
 Living With CAD
 Medications
 Surgery
 Other Treatment
 End-of-Life Decisions
 Other Places To Get Help
 Related Information
 References
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