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Caused by atherosclerosis, the condition prevents the heart from receiving enough blood. Usually asymptomatic and can be prevented. Find out how.

What is ischemic heart disease?

Ischemic heart disease is the disease caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, that is responsible for providing blood to the heart muscle (myocardium). Coronary atherosclerosis is a slow process of formation of collagen and accumulation of lipids (fats) and inflammatory cells (lymphocytes). These three cases lead to narrowing (stenosis) of coronary arteries.

This process begins in the first decades of life, but no symptoms until the coronary artery stenosis is severe enough to cause an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and needs. In this case produces myocardial ischemia (angina pectoris) or a sudden occlusion due to thrombosis of the artery, causing a lack of oxygen to the myocardium leading to acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina and myocardial infarction). Read the rest of this entry »