Question

What is Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary Artery without Angina pectoris

Answer 1

Atherosclerosis means hardening of the blood vessels, which mainly happens as a result of accumulation of fats which acts as a plaque and makes the artery lumen small and affects the blood flow. So, when this happens in the coronary artery( the artery which supplies blood to the heart) , the blood supply to the heart stops or it gets hindered. Which can result in series of emergency conditions like myocardial infarction (commonly called heart attack ). When arteries are not completely blocked the patient won’t feel any discomfort or pain. Angina pectoris is commonly known as chest pain. So in this condition patient won’t feel any chest pain, the plaque formed in the blood vessel will slowly become large and sometimes it won’t show any symptoms because of collateral circulation. It means the area gets the blood supply through another artery .wheb both are blocked then patient may start showing symptoms like chest pain, breathing difficulty.