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Heart disease is the number one killer in the world. Stay informed with the latest in research, treatment and other information concerning your heart.

Heart disease is a general term that relates to many heart conditions. Coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease. Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerotic heart disease, is the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries that supply the myocardium (the muscle of the heart). While the symptoms and signs of coronary heart disease are noted in the advanced state of disease, most individuals with coronary heart disease would have evidence of disease decades before the first symptoms arise.