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

For instance, a recent study analyzing UPF intake and heart disease risk in nearly 300,000 people found that those who reported eating the most UPFs (via food questionnaires over several years) had a 23% greater risk of developing coronary heart disease than those who ate the least. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025

Women who had high levels of all three measures were 1½ times more likely to experience a stroke and more than three times as likely to have coronary heart disease, the researchers found. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024

Studies show that higher nut consumption is associated with a 24% lower risk of coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease in the United States. —Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 27 Jan. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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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