ischemic heart disease

ischemic heart disease
(IHD) any of a group of acute or chronic cardiac disabilities resulting from insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart; it may be due to increased oxygen demand, to diminished blood oxygen transport, or most commonly to reduction in coronary blood flow because of arterial narrowing or obstruction such as that caused by atherosclerosis. It may manifest as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, ventricular fibrillation, or sudden cardiac death.

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