Missouri State CMT Practice Test

CHD most commonly stands for coronary heart disease, which refers to disease of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. When these arteries become narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, blood flow to the heart is reduced, which can cause chest pain (angina) or a heart attack. This is why this meaning is the one you’ll encounter most often in medical contexts.

The other phrases could technically form the same initials, but they aren’t the standard usage in everyday medical language: congenital hip dislocation and chronic hepatic disease are not the meanings doctors rely on for CHD, and central heart disorder isn’t a widely used term. So the widely accepted meaning is coronary heart disease.