Plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) can naturally occur on the inside of the arteries that supply blood to the heart and brain.

This usually occurs because fatty deposits called plaque have built up inside the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart.

Most people with angina have atherosclerotic plaque in the large coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart.

A narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart.

A heart attack occurs when one of the arteries supplying blood to the heart gets blocked.

This procedure is commonly used to open narrowed arteries that supply blood flow to the heart.

Blood acts a buffer and also supplies nutrients to the heart during ischemia.

"We have discovered blockages in arteries supplying blood to the heart."

This is often a result of narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.

When it occurs in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, it is called coronary artery disease.