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ischaemic heart disease
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ischaemic heart disease

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A patient with ischaemic heart disease is having the blocked coronary artery bypassed using a section of vein taken from her leg. During the procedure, the circulation of oxygenated blood to the body and brain has been taken over by a heart-lung machine.

Disorder caused by reduced perfusion of the coronary arteries due to atherosclerosis. It is the commonest cause of death in the Western world, leading to more than a million deaths each year in the USA and about 160,000 in the UK. See also coronary artery disease.

Early symptoms of IHD include angina or palpitations, but sometimes a heart attack is the first indication that a person is affected.



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