I25.19: Atherosclerotic heart disease: Unspecified
Blood vessels in your heart have narrowed.
The heart is supplied with oxygen-rich blood via the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are blood vessels that run around the outside of the heart. The coronary arteries come out of the aorta. The right coronary artery comes out of the right-hand side. The left coronary artery, which divides into two further left coronary arteries, comes out of the left-hand side. The right coronary artery and the two left coronary arteries each divide into many other small coronary vessels.
Deposits of fat and calcium in the blood vessel walls may cause coronary vessels to narrow. When coronary vessels narrow too much, not enough blood can flow through them. This can cause problems and the heart muscle can become damaged.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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