cardiovascular disorders
Overview of Coronary Artery Disease
Etiology of Coronary Artery Disease
Usually,coronary artery disease is due to Coronary artery Atherosclerosis : Subintimal deposition of atheromas in large and medium-sized coronary arteries Less often,coronary artery disease is due to Coronary artery spasm (see Variant Angina ) Vascular endothelial dysfunction can promote atherosclerosis and contribute to coronary artery spasm. Of increasing importance, endothelial dysfunction is now also recognized as a cause of angina in the absence of epicardial coronary artery stenosis or spasm (see Microvascular Angina ). Rare causes include coronary artery embolism, dissection, aneurysm (eg, in Kawasaki Disease ), and vasculitis (eg, in 