---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/coronary-artery-disease-heart-attack'
title: 'Coronary Artery Disease (Heart Attack)'
author:
  name: 'Jennifer Cross'
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/102'
date: '2018-11-06T16:23:19+00:00'
updated: '2023-02-23T17:49:16+00:00'
type: topic
summary: 'Coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease in the US. It causes restricted blood flow that deprives your heart of the oxygen it needs. A large blockage can damage your heart and cause part of the heart muscle to die because of inadequate blood and oxygen supply, which causes a heart attack.'
tags:
  - Health
published: true
---
 Heart disease is the chief cause of death for men and women. Coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease.

It causes blockages in arteries to the heart. A person may feel pain in the chest, which is a sign of a heart attack, and death can result if it is not treated immediately.

[Basic Facts](/a-z-topic/coronary-artery-disease-heart-attack/basic-facts)

[Causes](/a-z-topic/coronary-artery-disease-heart-attack/causes)

[Symptoms](/a-z-topic/coronary-artery-disease-heart-attack/symptoms)

[Diagnosis & Tests](/a-z-topic/coronary-artery-disease-heart-attack/tests)

[Care & Treatment](/a-z-topic/coronary-artery-disease-heart-attack/care-treatment)

[Lifestyle & Management](/a-z-topic/coronary-artery-disease-heart-attack/lifestyle)