Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Introduction Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a highly heritable and multifactorial disease. Numerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) facilitated the construction of polygenic risk scores (PRS) for predicting future incidence of CAD, however, exclusively in European populations.

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Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors Cholesterol Myocardial Infarction 59

AMS Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2023

High blood pressure – Hypertension is a significant risk factor for heart disease. Routine blood pressure checks are essential to maintaining a healthy heart as high blood pressure often has no symptoms. Smoking – Smoking is the most preventable cause of heart disease.

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Heart Disease Blood Pressure Risk Factors Cholesterol 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

When stress is included in the risk factor profile for a future heart attack, it comes in third on the list after abnormal cholesterol and smoking 1. 24% increased risk of coronary artery disease. That event might have been a heart rhythm issue or even a cardiac arrest. The link is real.

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Heart Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Risk Factors 79