What is coronary artery disease?

What is coronary artery disease? So coronary artery disease is the furring up of the vessels supplying blood to the heart muscle, and is often caused by fat deposits within the wall of the artery. It's very common, especially in the Western world for all individuals to have an element of furring. And this would be termed coronary artery disease. What we are increasingly understanding is that this is a chronic inflammatory process that often starts, you know, in the second or third decade of life and continues for the entirety of life. The focus of the management of coronary disease is predominantly risk reduction, with regards to lifestyle measures, so regular exercise, a balanced diet, a diet low in saturated fat, risk factor modification, so management of blood pressure, cholesterol, ensuring a normal habitus, not being overweight, not smoking, and if diabetic, ensuring excellent and optimal blood sugar control.