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What is ischemic heart disease?
It's the term given to heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries. When arteries are narrowed, less blood and oxygen reaches the heart muscle. This is also called coronary artery disease and coronary heart disease. This can ultimately lead to heart attack.
Ischemia often causes chest pain or discomfort known as angina pectoris (AN'jih-nah or an-JI'nah PEK'tor-is).
Ischemic heart disease (IHD), or myocardial ischaemia, is a disease characterized by ischaemia (reduced blood supply) to the heart muscle, usually due to coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries). Its risk increases with age, smoking, hypercholesterolaemia (high cholesterol levels), diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure) and is more common in men and those who have close relatives with ischaemic heart disease.
Symptoms of this heart disease include angina (characteristic chest pain on exertion) and decreased exercise tolerance. Unstable IHD presents itself as chest pain or other symptoms at rest, or rapidly worsening angina. Diagnosis of IHD is with an electrocardiogram, blood tests (cardiac markers), cardiac stress testing or a coronary angiogram. Depending on the symptoms and risk, treatment may be with medication, percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty) or coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
I filed a claim for this about two months ago when Secretary Shinseki first announced it would be included in the VA "presumptive conditions" as apllied to Agent Orange exposure. I just had my C&P Exam last Thursday at my local VA and was told I should be hearing something within a couple of months-----we'll see.
It usually takes longer than that, for sure!
I'm already rated at 100% permanent & total disabled regarding all my service connected injuries, but I wanted to get this condition "on the record" in case I die of a heart condition that's "service related" because it could mean more $$$$ for my better half to bury me with!
Hope this helps..................
Gimp
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