New Thinking on Coronary Artery Disease
Monday June 29, 2009
Traditionally, cardiologists have thought of coronary artery disease (CAD) as discrete blockages in the coronary arteries (the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle). The key to treating CAD, then, was to identify the specific location and significance of blockages (usually by cardiac catheterization), and to treat the significant ones with stents (or, if absolutely necessary, by referring to a surgeon for bypass surgery).
Gradually this conceptualization of CAD is changing. CAD is a chronic, progressive disease that needs to be identified and treated aggressively, even if no significant blockages are present. And most often, the best treatment is with medications and aggressive lifestyle changes. You can read about this new thinking on CAD here.
Comments
Really an appreciable information, especially for those who are suffering from any of both heart disease or restless leg syndrome. These two really seems to have any sort of interconnection. Though not found, but to an extent they are really appreciable to have. Such people really need to be consulting their health service provider, as ignorance in such cases may lead you to a devastating result. And you might reach to a level from where you can never be able to recover