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What Are the Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease?

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What Are the Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease?

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Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the 6 causes or risk factors behind coronary artery disease. There are two physical risk factors: high blood pressure and size of the waist (or abdominal obesity). There are two chemical risk factors: cholesterol levels in the blood and blood glucose (diabetes). And finally, there are two lifestyle risk factors: smoking and exercise. Dr. Fuster also emphasizes that one’s genetic background is merely a predisposition and that the risk factors remain the most important factors whether or not one will develop a heart attack or stroke. Dr. Valentin Fuster is the former Presidents of the World Heart Federation and The American Heart Association. Dr. Fuster also serves as Director of both The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.