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    Coronary Artery Disease
    • Overview of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
      • Causes
      • Risk Factors
      • Treatment
        • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
        • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
        • Other techniques
      • Prevention
        • Smoking
        • Diet
        • Physical inactivity
        • Obesity
        • High cholesterol levels
        • High blood pressure
        • Diabetes mellitus
        • Aspirin
    • Angina
      • Causes
      • Unusual causes of angina
      • Classification
      • Symptoms
        • Silent ischemia
      • Diagnosis
        • Stress testing
        • Echocardiography
        • Coronary angiography
        • Continuous ECG monitoring
        • Imaging of the heart
      • Treatment
        • Medication Therapy for Angina
        • Revascularization Procedures for Angina
      • Prognosis
    • Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart Attack; Myocardial Infarction; Unstable Angina)
      • Causes
        • Classification
      • Symptoms
        • Complications
      • Diagnosis
        • Electrocardiography
        • Cardiac biomarkers
        • Other testing
      • Treatment
        • Medication treatment
        • Opening the arteries
        • General measures
        • Discharge
      • Rehabilitation
      • Prognosis
      • Prevention
    • Complications of an Acute Coronary Syndrome
      • Pumping problems
      • Rhythm problems
      • Pericarditis
      • Myocardial rupture
      • Ventricular aneurysm
      • Blood clots
      • Other problems
    • Medications for Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
      • Nitrates
      • Morphine
      • Beta-blockers
      • Calcium channel blockers
      • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers
      • Statins
      • Antiplatelet medications
      • Clot-dissolving medications
      • Anticoagulants
      • Ranolazine and ivabradine
      • PCSK-9 inhibitors
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