coronary heart disease

noun

variants or coronary artery disease or less commonly coronary disease

: a condition and especially one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart and typically results in chest pain or heart damage

Examples of coronary heart disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The study found that women who got around four hours of moderate exercise each week lowered their risk of coronary heart disease by about 30%. —Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025

According to the American Heart Association, CKM syndrome can lead to atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, disability, kidney failure, peripheral artery disease, stroke, heart failure and even early death. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

The combination of these conditions increases the long-term risk of coronary heart disease mortality, even in young adults, to a higher risk than exists for either factor alone. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025

Research shows that increasing your intake of ALA could lower the risk of heart disease, including coronary heart disease, the most common heart disease in the U.S.19 How to enjoy it: Add hemp milk to smoothies, coffee, and tea, or add it to cereal, oatmeal, and chia pudding. 8. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

coronary heart disease

noun

: a condition (as coronary thrombosis) that reduces the blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart

called also coronary artery disease

Medical Definition

coronary heart disease

noun

variants or coronary artery disease also coronary disease

: a condition and especially one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces the blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle and typically results in chest pain or heart damage

High blood cholesterol … is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease—the leading cause of death in the United States.

—The Journal of the American Medical Association

The fatty acids called triglycerides significantly contribute to the progression of coronary artery disease, researchers have found.

—The New York Times

… exercise testing is a safe and relatively simple way to quantitate cardiovascular performance and detect coronary disease when interpreted in conjunction with other clinical findings.

—Terry Jopke, The Physician and Sports Medicine