What is Coronary Artery Disease?                                     

Our hearts are a muscle about the size of your fist. The heart has 3 main coronary arteries and their branches which run down the center of the heart and supply the heart with the blood and oxygen that it requires to keep functioning properly.

The 3 main arteries are named: Left Anterior Descending this one runs directly down the center of your heart) Right Coronary Artery which goes down the right portion of your heart and the Circumflex Artery which goes down the left portion of your heart. They all have some smaller branches as well. They all come off the Left Main Artery.

 Due to the risk factors which cause heart disease, over a period of time these arteries can become blocked with plaque. The plaque can cause blockages in your artery and that is when you can suffer a heart attack, and or damage to your heart muscle.