Q: can coronary artery disease be reversed?

Yes: Yes if on high dose statins for years it is possible to stabilize and slightly improve.

Q: how can coronary artery disease be cured?

Not Really: Coronary artery disease, also referred to as CAD or cvd, can be controlled or ameliorated with diet, exercise, cessation of smoking, moderation of alcohol intake, diabetes control and medications.

Q: can children have coronary artery disease?

Yes: With explosion of obesity in children, early coronary plaque is possible by their 18th birthday.

Q: how will fat cause coronary artery disease?

LDL Cholesterol: More specifically, LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol gets deposited within the walls of the arteries. These deposits, known as plaque, can continue to build up causing narrowing of the arteries and may lead to blockage. If the involved arteries are in the coronary arteries, this leads to heart disease.

Q: what happens during coronary artery disease?

Blockage: Plaque builds up in the wall of the artery and can cause the artery to get gradually more narrow. If the plaque ruptures the artery can suddenly get completely blocked. The artery blockage can cause chest pain on exertion or even a heart attack resulting in permanent damage to the heart muscle.

Q: how do you diagnose coronary artery disease?

Imaging: There are many imaging modalities that investigate the degree to which the coronaries are diseased. Most adults have a degree of coronary artery disease; the question is the severity. The best means of detection of the severity of coronary artery disease is a functional test such as stress test combined with imaging. The imaging can be nuclear, echo, mri, and pet.

Question 1

what is coronary artery disease?

Accepted Answer

Atherosclerosis: Fatty plaque buildup in the walls of coronary arteries that result in decreased flow of blood to the muscle of your heart is coronary artery disease.

Question 2

what causes coronary artery disease?

Accepted Answer

EAT: Epicardial adipose tissue (eat) which is vat (visceral adipose tissue) on the surface of the heart.  Everywhere there is eat, there will be blockage in the coronary artery underneath it.

Question 3

is coronary artery disease inherited?

Accepted Answer

Sort of: Yes it runs in families so if your parents have it you are more likely to also. This is partly because risk factors such as diabetes are also inherited. It is very complicated however, much more so than hair or eye color for instance because there are so many factors to consider.

Question 4

can coronary artery disease be treated?

Accepted Answer

Certainly: Evaluation by a primary care & cardiologist, reduce weight - BMI < 28, eat right: low fat, low (bad) cholesterol, consider high quality fish oil, cessation of smoking, exercise (if you are healthy enough per your physician), reduce alcohol consumption, take prescribed medications as directed. Know your numbers: cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and work with your physician to optimize them.

Question 5

can coronary artery disease be reversed?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes if on high dose statins for years it is possible to stabilize and slightly improve.

Question 6

how can coronary artery disease be cured?

Accepted Answer

Not Really: Coronary artery disease, also referred to as CAD or cvd, can be controlled or ameliorated with diet, exercise, cessation of smoking,  moderation of alcohol intake, diabetes control and medications.

Question 7

can children have coronary artery disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: With explosion of obesity in children, early coronary plaque is possible by their 18th birthday.

Question 8

how will fat cause coronary artery disease?

Accepted Answer

LDL Cholesterol: More specifically, LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol gets deposited within the walls of the arteries. These deposits, known as plaque, can continue to build up causing narrowing of the arteries and may lead to blockage. If the involved arteries are in the coronary arteries, this leads to heart disease.

Question 9

what happens during coronary artery disease?

Accepted Answer

Blockage: Plaque builds up in the wall of the artery and can cause the artery to get gradually more narrow. If the plaque ruptures the artery can suddenly get completely blocked. The artery blockage can cause chest pain on exertion or even a heart attack resulting in permanent damage to the heart muscle.

Question 10

how do you diagnose coronary artery disease?

Accepted Answer

Imaging: There are many imaging modalities that investigate the degree to which the coronaries are diseased.  Most adults have a degree of coronary artery disease; the question is the severity.  The best means of detection of the severity of coronary artery disease is a functional test such as stress test combined with imaging.  The imaging can be nuclear, echo, mri, and pet.

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