{"id":72978,"date":"2025-11-11T13:27:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=72978"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:45:28","slug":"coronary-artery-disease-cad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/coronary-artery-disease-cad\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Coronary Artery Disease Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New research from Seoul scientists reveals how gut microbes may influence the development of coronary artery disease, the world\u2019s leading killer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Coronary Artery Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>common type of heart disease. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAD also may be <\/span><b>called coronary heart disease.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>affects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the main <\/span><b>blood vessels that supply blood to the heart,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called the <\/span><b>coronary arteries.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In CAD, there is <\/span><b>reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>What Causes <\/b><b>Coronary Artery Disease<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>A buildup of fats, cholesterol <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other <\/span><b>substances in and on the artery walls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>condition called atherosclerosis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> usually <\/span><b>causes CAD.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>buildup, called plaque, makes the arteries narrow.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAD often <\/span><b>develops over many years.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Coronary Artery Disease <\/b><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms are<\/span><b> from the lack of blood flow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the heart.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may include<\/span><b> chest pain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>shortness of breath.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span><b> complete blockage of blood flow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can<\/span><b> cause a heart attack.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Common heart attack symptoms i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nclude:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Chest pain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that may feel like pressure, tightness, squeezing or aching.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pain or discomfort <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that spreads to the shoulder, arm, back, neck, jaw, teeth or sometimes the upper belly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Cold sweats.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fatigue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heartburn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nausea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortness of breath.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lightheadedness or sudden dizziness.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Coronary Artery Disease <\/b><b>Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment for CAD may include <\/span><b>medicines and surgery.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Eating a nutritious diet,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> getting <\/span><b>regular exercise <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>not smoking <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can h<\/span><b>elp prevent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> CAD and the conditions that can cause it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/new-study-links-specific-gut-bacteria-to-common-heart-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SCTD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronary Artery Disease affects the main blood vessels that supply blood to 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