Heart Disease Doesn’t Happen Overnight – How It Builds Quietly Inside Your Blood Vessels | Heart Disease | E132
From Made for Health | Medical Gaslighting | Lyme | Chronic Infections | Metabolic Syndrome | Insulin Resistance | Mystery Illness by Aaron Hartman, MD
March 30, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 132
About this episode
This episode explores how heart disease develops over time and the importance of understanding vascular health for prevention.
What if heart disease isn’t something that suddenly happens, but something that builds quietly over time inside your blood vessels? In this episode of Made for Health, Dr. Aaron Hartman continues his conversation with Dr. Christian Jenski, exploring coronary artery disease through the lens of metabolic cardiology and vascular health. They break down how heart disease develops step by step, starting with subtle damage to the arteries and progressing toward plaque buildup, reduced blood flow, and eventually events like heart attacks. The conversation highlights how this process is not limited to the heart, but can affect any organ in the body, including the brain, kidneys, and eyes. This episode also emphasizes the difference between emergency care and prevention. While modern medicine excels at treating acute events, much of the earlier progression is often overlooked. By understanding vascular health earlier, there may be opportunities to shift outcomes before irreversible damage occurs. Key Topics Covered What coronary artery disease actually is and how it develops over time How plaque forms, grows, and affects blood flow in the arteries The difference between soft plaque…
People in this episode
Host: Aaron Hartman
Guest: Christian Jenski
Topics covered
- heart disease
- coronary artery disease
- metabolic cardiology
- vascular health
- plaque buildup
- prevention
Keywords
- heart disease
- coronary artery disease
- plaque
- vascular dysfunction
- inflammation
- ischemia
- myocardial infarction
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