What is Coronary artery disease?
{{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Coronary artery disease | image = Blausen 0257 CoronaryArtery Plaque.png | caption = Illustration depicting atherosclerosis in a coronary artery | field = [[Cardiology]], [[cardiac surgery]] | synonyms = Atherosclerotic heart disease,<ref>{{cite web|title=Coronary heart disease – causes, symptoms, prevention|url=https://www.southerncross.co.nz/AboutTheGroup/HealthResources/MedicalLibrary/tabid/178/vw/1/ItemID/191|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303085351/https://www.southerncross.co.nz/AboutTheGroup/HealthResources/MedicalLibrary/tabid/178/vw/1/ItemID/191/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2014|website=Southern Cross Healthcare Group|access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> atherosclerotic vascular disease,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Faxon DP, Creager MA, Smith SC, Pasternak RC, Olin JW, Bettmann MA, Criqui MH, Milani RV, Loscalzo J, Kaufman JA, Jones DW, Pearce WH | display-authors = 6 | title = Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Conference: Executive summary: Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Conference proceeding for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the American Heart Association | journal = Circulation | volume = 109 | issue = 21 | pages = 2595–604 | date = June 2004 | pmid = 15173041 | doi = 10.1161/01.CIR.0000128517.52533.DB | doi-access = free }}</ref> coronary heart disease<ref>{{MedlinePlusEncyclopedia|007115|Coronary heart disease}}</ref> | symptoms = [[Chest pain]], [[shortness of breath]] | complications = [[Heart failure]], [[Heart arrhythmia|abnormal heart rhythms]], [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]], [[cardiogenic shock]], [[cardiac arrest]] | causes = [[Atherosclerosis]] of the [[Coronary arteries|arteries of the heart]] | risks = [[hypertension|High blood pressure]], [[tobacco smoking|smoking]], [[diabetes mellitus|diabetes]], [[exercise|lack of exercise]], [[obesity]], [[hypercholesterolaemia|high blood cholesterol]] | diagnosis = [[Electrocardiogram]