Coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis is responsible for one heart attack every ten minutes in Australia. Not all plaques however are equally dangerous or vulnerable, and stable plaques may be asymptomatic and associated with low risk of coronary events contrasted with the unstable or ruptured plaque. To discuss this very interesting subject in more detail we are joined by Dr James Sapontis, experienced cardiologist and head of complex coronary intervention at Monash Heart who will consider: