Pharm ch 24

chest pain that occurs when the heart's supply of blood carrying oxygen and energy-rich nutrients is insufficient to meet the demands of the heart

a common form of arteriosclerosis involving deposits of fatty, cholesterol-containing material (plaques) within arterial walls

chest pain that has as its primary cause atherosclerosis, which results in a long-term but relatively stable level of obstruction in one or more coronary arteries

arteries that deliver oxygen to the heat muscle

any one of the abnormal conditions that can affect the arteries of the heart and produce various pathologic effects, especially a reduced supply of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium

poor blood supply to an organ

poor blood supply to the heart via the coronary arteries

• gross necrosis of the myocardium following interruption of blood supply
• it is almost always caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries
• commonly called a heart attack

a rapid heartbeat caused by a variety of autonomic nervous system effects, such as BP changes, fever, or emotional stress

early stage of progressive coronary artery disease

ischemia-induced myocardial chest pain caused by spasms of the coronary artery