Patient's question:
A classmate advised me to consider buying insurance. The insurance notice sound indicated that individuals with a history of coronary heart disease are not covered. My husband's company conducted a health check-up at the hospital and discovered that his heart function shows aortic hardening. Is coronary heart disease and aortic hardening the same thing?Doctor's answer:
Coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis of the aorta are not the same thing. It should be said this way: long-term hyperlipidemia and hypertension, among other conditions, can lead to atherosclerosis and the loss of vascular elasticity. However, coronary heart disease refers to the inflammation of coronary arteries that is less than 50% stenosis. If you want to rule out coronary heart disease, you can undergo coronary magnetic resonance A. In principle, coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis of the aorta are two diseases affecting different parts of the body. However, their causes, nature, and treatment measures are the same, and the two conditions are often present simultaneously.