Heart disease is the largest killer of Americans -- more
people in the United States die from diseases of the heart and blood
vessels than all other diseases combined. Despite the fact that our
country has the best heart hospitals and the finest cardiovascular
specialists in the world, the heart attack rate here is not
substantially different than the heart attack rate in any other
country.
The most common culprit in this deadly scenario is atherosclerosis
-- premature plaque build up, which clogs the coronary arteries that
supply the heart muscle with vital oxygen and nutrients.
Seventy percent of heart attacks take place in coronary blood
vessels that are not severely blocked enough to require balloon,
stent, or bypass. These small, unstable plaques that are barely
visible at angiography are often the culprit lesions where heart
attacks occur.
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