Myocardial ischemia is the primary manifestation of congenital or acquired coronary artery disease (CAD). In Coronary Artery Anomalies, Angelini comprehensively classifies coronary anomalies in (normal) human hearts, as follows: Anomalies of origination and course. Anomalies of intrinsic coronary arterial anatomy.
Heart disease and cancer still top the list as the leading causes of death in the United States, but the gap is closing between the two. A new report out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks at the shifting trends in Americans' health and mortality, and the conditions most likely to take lives.
Incidence and Prevalence: Coronary atherosclerosis is the most common form of heart disease and the leading cause of death for both men and women in the US. An estimated 16.3 million Americans have coronary heart disease, 7.0% of all Americans over the age of 20. In 2008, 405,309 people died from CHD.