, IHD, means an inadequate supply of blood to the heart or a part of the heart muscles, usually from obstructed blood flow. Strictly, ischaemia (or ischemia) means an inadequate supply of blood to an organ or part. IHD is used as the generic term in death statistics.
Angina pectoris
Generally poor blood supply to the coronary arteries
Disorder caused by reduced perfusion of the coronary arteries due to atherosclerosis. It is the commonest cause of death in the Western world, leading to more than a million deaths each year in the USA and about 160,000 in the UK. See also coronary artery disease. Early symptoms of IHD include angina...