It is the most common of all forms of heart disease today. More people die from coronary thrombosis than from all other forms of illness put together including infections, accidents and cancer. Second half of the 20th century has witnessed a global spread of the CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD) epidemic especially in developing countries, including India. The aim of the present book is to provide introduction to some of the ideas and preoccupation of the same through ancient medical tradition of Ayurveda.