Coronary Artery Disease

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CAD
Pronunciation
/ˈkɔrəˌnɛri ˈɑrtəri dɪˈziz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Our trial compared PCI and CABG for treating patients with previously untreated three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease.
  2. Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy was performed in46 patients with coronary artery disease and12 normal control subjects.
  3. Is carotid atherosclerosis closely associated with coronary artery disease in Chinese patients in Hong kong?
  4. Conclusion : The isosorbide mononitrate may improve arterial elastic function in elderly female patients with coronary artery disease.
  5. Two conditions, coronary artery disease and microvascular disease, can both reduce blood flow to the heart.

Other meanings of CAD