How can you develop coronary artery disease without hypertension? what is the liklihood of contracting coronary artery disease without any hypertension?

Having : Having ideal blood pressure (<120/80 mmhg) goes a long way toward preventing coronary artery disease, but it is only one of several risk factors. Some risk factors cannot be controlled, such as age, gender and genetics. But other things you can do to help prevent atherosclerosis include abstaining from tobacco, controlling your cholesterol, maintaining a healthy body weight, exercising, and minimizing stress. Unfortunately, hypertension is very common and the majority of people develop it at some point in their life as they age.

Yes: Risk for development of CAD (coronary artery disease) is multi-factorial. Genetics, cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, obesity, sedantary lifestyle, stress, life style choices etc can all contribute as much as hypertension, although hypertension tends to be a common assocaited condition with cad.