Coronary heart disease is responsible for one out of every three deaths in the United States, making it the number one cause of death in the country (Jackson, 2017). Coronary artery disease (CAD), the buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries with restricted blood flow to the heart muscle, is an often asymptomatic precursor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and subsequent heart attack and stroke. The major problem with CHD is it is often a silent killer - “causing one-third

Heart disease is the #1 disease killing Americans. While modern medicine can often help save people’s lives, the doctors usually have to wait until your heart disease has progressed to a critical level (i.e. heart attack, stroke). This is why they call heart disease the silent killer – many people are walking around with heart disease and don’t ever present with any symptoms or warning. Cardiologists often cannot detect heart disease until it is quite severe. In fact, pati