Definition of "coronary artery disease" []

• Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium. (noun)

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• "They may reduce your risk of developing coronary artery disease by significantly bringing down your LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol."
• ""Among coronary artery disease patients with hypertension, chronic self-reported use of NSAIDs was associated with harmful outcomes, and this practice should be avoided where possible," Dr. Anthony A. Bavry, assistant professor in the division of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Florida, Gainesville, said in a journal news release."
• "Patients with high blood pressure and coronary artery disease who took NSAIDs regularly had a 47 percent increase in the rate of death as well as nonfatal heart attack and stroke."