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Health Encyclopedia: Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Over 13 million Americans have had angina, a heart attack, or both. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million people will experience a serious heart event. About 25% of all Americans have one or more risk factors for heart disease. Most risk factors for heart disease are related to lifestyle and environmental factors.

Over the past decades, heart disease rates declined in both men and women as they quit smoking and improved dietary habits. This rate, however, has stabilized in recent years,...

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Expert & Community Posts

Triglycerides: One of the most important numbers on your cholesterol panel

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...notice that low HDL and increased triglycerides are patterns that are also typically associated... Read more »

Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

Katie had an LDL of 87 mg/dl, HDL of 48 mg/dl, triglycerides of 201 mg/dl. By conventional... Read more »

Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

Katie had an LDL of 87 mg/dl, HDL of 48 mg/dl, triglycerides of 201 mg/dl. By conventional... Read more »

Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?

By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...carried in protein packages called lipoproteins. Low density lipoproteins (LDL) are the bad... Read more »

The PLAC Test

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

We now have a test that can determine hidden risks of heart attack and stroke. It's called the PLAC... Read more »

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Health Guide

Cholesterol, Heart Disease

...average, every time a person's cholesterol level drops by a point, the risk of heart disease drops by 2%.Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL), the "Bad" CholesterolThe primary villain in the cholesterol... Read more »

High Cholesterol: Highlights

Cholesterol TrendsOlder Americans are making strides in lowering their total cholesterol levels, but younger adults levels are increasing, according to survey data published in the Journal... Read more »

Cholesterol and Lipids

...triglycerides.Cholesterol-Carrying Lipoproteins. These are the lipoproteins commonly referred to as cholesterol.Low density lipoproteins (LDL). (Often called the "bad" cholesterol.)High-density... Read more »

Heart Disease: An introduction to Coronary Artery Disease

The heart is the human body's hardest working organ. Throughout life it continuously pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of arteries to all parts of the... Read more »

Menopause: Complications

After a woman reaches menopause, her average life expectancy is 30 to 40 years. During those years, however, she faces certain health risks due to lower levels of estrogen that cause... Read more »

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