Reduction of the diameter of the coronary arteries as the result of an accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the coronary arteries, which increases the risk of myocardial ischemia.
Comment:
Coronary artery disease, also called atherosclerotic heart disease, is the result of atheromatous plaques within the coronary arteries leading to myocardial ischemia and infarction.
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Coronary atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Plaque build-up in arteries supplying blood to heart