Plaque may build-up in a coronary artery at the site of a tear in
the lining of the vessel.
Review Date: 06/21/2010
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Michael
A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of
Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
Medical School, Seattle, Washington.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
