Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
Learn the symptoms and treatments for coronary artery disease also known as heart disease from Interventional Cardiologist Gaurav K. Sharma, MD. Learn more about Dr. Sharma and schedule an appointment at https://rsh.md/3rTWH47.
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0 -> coronary artery disease is simply known
2.46 -> as heart disease or blockages in the
5.58 -> heart vessels and this is the number one
8.639 -> killer in the United States
10.98 -> the symptoms of coronary artery disease
13.799 -> range from crushing
15.839 -> substernal Central chest pain to
19.199 -> atypical shortness of breath and
22.32 -> depending on the risk factors and
24.359 -> depending on the symptoms we can do
27.599 -> diagnostic testing where we're able to
30.96 -> see if the patient has suspected heart
33.96 -> blockages after which we can do
36.54 -> definitive testing known as coronary
38.82 -> angiogram
40.16 -> whereby means of using a Dye we are able
43.379 -> to take direct pictures of the hard
45 -> vessels and identify any blockages and
48.6 -> so in addition to treating these
51.42 -> blockages with medications we can
54.42 -> perform procedures by the use of
57.36 -> balloons or stents and certain other
60.539 -> type of procedures by which we can
63.379 -> smoothen out that calcium which may be
65.7 -> attached to the vessels and eventually
68.1 -> open up these blockages
70.439 -> so if you or somebody close to you is
73.5 -> experiencing symptoms of chest pain
75.619 -> chest pain with exertion or shortness of
78.72 -> breath with exertion highly recommend
80.64 -> that you see your primary care provider
82.439 -> for further workup
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ7vZXu8qmA