coronary heart disease

noun

variants or coronary artery disease or less commonly coronary disease

: a condition and especially one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart and typically results in chest pain or heart damage

Examples of coronary heart disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

May Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes A 2020 study noted multiple health benefits for people with coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes who took a zinc and magnesium supplement for 12 weeks. —Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025

When the three were looked at together, women who had the highest levels were 1.5 times more likely to have a stroke and over three times more likely to develop coronary heart disease over the next 30 years compared with women with the lowest levels. —Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2024

Cardiovascular Benefits Cycling can lower blood pressure, improve resting heart rate, and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. —Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025

Heart attacks due to coronary heart disease, heart failure Stroke Bone and joint problems. —Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 5 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

coronary heart disease

noun

: a condition (as coronary thrombosis) that reduces the blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart

called also coronary artery disease

Medical Definition

coronary heart disease

noun

variants or coronary artery disease also coronary disease

: a condition and especially one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces the blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle and typically results in chest pain or heart damage

High blood cholesterol … is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease—the leading cause of death in the United States.

—The Journal of the American Medical Association

The fatty acids called triglycerides significantly contribute to the progression of coronary artery disease, researchers have found.

—The New York Times

… exercise testing is a safe and relatively simple way to quantitate cardiovascular performance and detect coronary disease when interpreted in conjunction with other clinical findings.

—Terry Jopke, The Physician and Sports Medicine