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Created page with "'''Ischaemic heart disease''' (IHD) is an umbrella term for all conditions characterised by ischaemia of the myocardium. Because this is almost always due to coronary artery atherosclerosis, the term '''coronary artery disease''' (CAD) is virtually equivalent to IHD and they’re often used interchangeably. We can distinguish acute and chronic ischaemic heart disease. Acute ischaemic heart disease is referred to as acute coronary syndrome (<abbr>ACS</abbr>). Chr..."
(Created page with "'''Ischaemic heart disease''' (IHD) is an umbrella term for all conditions characterised by ischaemia of the myocardium. Because this is almost always due to coronary artery atherosclerosis, the term '''coronary artery disease''' (CAD) is virtually equivalent to IHD and they’re often used interchangeably. We can distinguish acute and chronic ischaemic heart disease. Acute ischaemic heart disease is referred to as acute coronary syndrome (<abbr>ACS</abbr>). Chr...") |
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