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Review
. 2014 Aug;32(3):323-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2014.04.003. Epub 2014 Jun 2.

Epidemiology, traditional and novel risk factors in coronary artery disease

Molly Mack  1 , Ambarish Gopal  2
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Review

Epidemiology, traditional and novel risk factors in coronary artery disease

Molly Mack et al. Cardiol Clin. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality has been declining in the United States and in regions where health care systems are relatively advanced. Still, CAD remains the number one cause of death in both men and women in the United States, and coronary events have increased in women. Many traditional risk factors for CAD are related to lifestyle, and preventative treatment can be tailored to modifying specific factors. Novel risk factors also may contribute to CAD. Finally, as the risk for CAD is largely understood to be inherited, further genetic testing should play a role in preventative treatment of the disease.

Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Epidemiology; Risk factors.

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