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coronary-artery disease

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Noun1.coronary-artery disease - sclerosis of the arterial wallscoronary-artery disease - sclerosis of the arterial walls      
atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease - a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
arteriosclerosis obliterans - a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels
induration, sclerosis - any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue


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Traditional surgical treatment for coronary-artery disease can be more difficult for some of our sicker patients," said Thomas MacGillivray, MD, the cardiac surgeon who will be performing the procedure for the broadcast, "but with the off-pump procedure, patients who may experience complications from the use of the heart-lung machine and stopping their heart, such as those with kidney disease, may have better outcomes.
 
 
 
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