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atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction :: Article Creator Atherosclerosis And Coronary Artery Disease Atherosclerosis -- sometimes called hardening of the arteries -- can slowly narrow the arteries throughout your body. When atherosclerosis affects arteries that carry blood to the heart muscle, it's called coronary artery disease, or CAD. That's the No. 1 killer of Americans. Most of those deaths are from heart attacks caused by blood clots. Atherosclerosis can create life-threatening blockages -- without you ever feeling a thing. Since we're all at risk for coronary artery disease, it's worth learning more about atherosclerosis. About 18 million Americans ages 20 and older have heart disease. More than 800,000 Americans have a heart attack each year. About 650,000 Americans die of heart disease every year. About 25% of deaths in the U.S. Is caused by coronary heart disease. Half of all men who have severe athero...