Journal of Hypertension and Heart Care


Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is that the narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, usually caused by atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis (sometimes called "hardening" or "clogging" of the arteries) is that the buildup of cholesterol and fatty deposits (called plaques) on the inner walls of the arteries. These plaques can restrict blood flow to the guts muscle by physically clogging the artery or by causing abnormal artery tone and performance .

Without an adequate blood supply, the guts becomes starved of oxygen and therefore the vital nutrients it must work properly. this will cause pain called angina. If the blood supply to some of the guts muscle is stop entirely, or if the energy demands of the guts become much greater than its blood supply, a attack (injury to the guts muscle) may occur.

Your heart may be a strong muscular pump that's liable for moving about 3,000 gallons of blood through your body a day . Like other muscles, your heart requires endless supply of blood to figure properly. Your cardiac muscle gets the blood it must do its job from the coronary arteries.

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