Atherosclerosis & ischaemic heart disease: Here to stay or gone tomorrow.

The author talks about atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestation, ischaemic heart disease. Topics discussed include the history of atherosclerosis, the role of coronary thrombosis in causing myocardial infarction, and the concept of cardiovascular prevention pioneered by Paul Dudley White. Also mentioned is the role of cholesterol in atherosclerosis.