Associated Conditions for Coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease as a risk factor:
Another type of associated condition is one for which Coronary heart disease
is itself a risk factor. The conditions for which Coronary heart disease is listed as a risk
factor includes:
About associated conditions for Coronary heart disease:
Associated conditions are those which appear
statistically related, but do not have
a clear cause or effect relationship.
Whereas the complications
are caused by Coronary heart disease,
and underlying causes
may be causes of Coronary heart disease,
the following list shows associated conditions
that simply appear with higher frequency in people
who have Coronary heart disease.
In some cases, there may be overlap
between this list and risk factors
for Coronary heart disease.
People with Coronary heart disease may be more likely to
get a condition on the list of associated conditions,
or the reverse may be true, or both.
Whether they are causes of, caused by, or simply
coincidentally related to Coronary heart disease
is not always clear.
For general information,
see Associated Condition Misdiagnosis.