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                Coronary artery disease Jump to navigation Jump to search Coronary artery disease Other names Atherosclerotic heart disease, atherosclerotic vascular disease, coronary heart disease . Illustration depicting atherosclerosis in a coronary artery Specialty Cardiology ,  cardiac surgery Symptoms Chest pain ,  shortness of breath Complications Heart failure ,  abnormal heart rhythms , myocardial infarction (heart attack),  cardiogenic shock ,  cardiac arrest Causes Atherosclerosis  of the  arteries of the heart Risk factors High blood pressure ,  smoking ,  diabetes ,  lack of exercise ,  obesity ,  high blood cholesterol Diagnostic method Electrocardiogram ,  cardiac stress test ,  coronary computed tomographic angiography ,  coronary angiogram [8] Prevention Healthy diet , regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking Treatment Percutane...