Ischemic Heart Disease is a medical term given to a heart problem caused by narrowed heart arteries.  When arteries are narrowed, less blood and oxygen supply reaches the heart muscle.  Thus, ischemia often manifest symptoms, such as chest pain, rapid palpitations of the heart, shortness of breath, weakness and other forms of discomfort.  Symptoms may show when the person is doing an exercise, except when at rest.  However, some patients may experience some kind of angina even at rest and further go through ischemic episodes without knowing it.  This is called “silent ischemia”.  This disease affects most often the middle-aged and the elderly individuals.  Patients with this kind of heart disorder should strictly follow the physician’s medication regimen.