30 patients with stable angiographically documented coronary artery disease will be randomized to receive olive extracts with high concentration of hydroxytyrosol (10 mg po twice per day included in Olivomed capsules) or placebo for three months and then they will be switched off to the alternate treatment (placebo or Olivomed capsules) for another 3 months
Olive extracts are considered to have antioxidant properties. The investigators will study the effect of olive extracts containing hydroxytyrosol on endothelial, cardiac and vascular function in patients with coronary artery disease .