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

Cigarette smokers are two to four times as likely to develop coronary heart disease and stroke, according to the CDC. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024

Chronic disease Studies have reported low levels of drinking may be protective against some conditions: cognitive impairment, dementia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, or ischemic stroke. —Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024

His cause of death was coronary heart disease, with drug and alcohol use playing a role, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner, per ABC 7 and TMZ Sports. —Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024

Among the participants, one-third had coronary heart disease, one-third had coronary microvascular disease, another heart condition, and the final third of people showed no signs of heart disease. —Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 12 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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