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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk factors
The following are confirmed independent risk factors for the development of CAD, in order of decreasing importance:
- Hypercholesterolemia (specifically, serum LDL concentrations)
- Smoking
- Hypertension (high systolic pressure seems to be most significant in this regard)
- Hyperglycemia (due to diabetes mellitus or otherwise)
- Type A Behavioural Patterns, TABP. Added in 1981 as an independant risk factor after a majority of research into the field discovered that TABP's were twice as likely to cause CHD than any other personality type.
- Hereditary differences in such diverse aspects as lipoprotein structure and that of their associated receptors, homocysteine processing/metabolism, etc.
Significant, but indirect risk factors include:
- Lack of exercise
- Stress
- Diet rich in saturated fats
- Diet low in antioxidants
- Obesity
- Men over 60; Women over 65 [2]