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coronary

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  • n  obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
  • a  surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)
    coronary arteries

  • Last week at the New York Academy of Medicine four able investigators explained how coronary thrombosis, a common cause of heart failure, can be overcome and the victim's life .
  • Obese 35-year-old with type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease? Not exactly.
  • Like cholesterol, coronary calcium is only one of many risk factors that determine how vulnerable you are to heart abnormalities.
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  • Vice President Dick Cheney in FOXNews
    Cheney, who has suffered from heart ailments in recent years, said, "I remember many occasions when we did the show when he would ask me about my health. But he never commented on his own; I was unaware that he had coronary artery disease. We could...
  • Brian Littrell in Contactmusic.com
    In a post on his website, Littrell writes: "Kawasaki Disease causes inflammation in the coronary arteries as well as the walls of the small and medium sized arteries throughout the body. Unfortunately, Baylee's coronary arteries were affected. He...

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