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Is coronary artery disease same as heart attack? or how is it different?
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Cause and effect: Coronary artery disease is the buildup of cholesterol and calcium in the vessels leading to the heart. A heart attack is when those arteries are blocked, cutting off blood flow and causing damage.
Answered 4/4/2014
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Spectrum: Some coronary disease is surface, non obstructing to significant degree. Most is atherosclerosis. Coronary atherosclerosis of significant degree can disrupt, thrombose, and cause a heart attack-ischemic insult which is myocardial infarction.
Answered 8/16/2019
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