Atherosclerosis

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Non-Traditional Risk Factors
Traditional Risk Factors
Chronic Inflammation
Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Abnormal Ankle Brachial Index
Age (Menopause)
Diabetes
CRP
Homocysteine
Atherosclerosis Atherothrombosis
Smoking
Fibrinogen
Microproteinuria Albumin/Creatinine
Hypertension
Lipoprotein a
Metabolic Syndrome
Dyslipidemia
Renal Disease
HIV
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Obesity/ Lack of Exercise
Premature Family History of CAD
?Calcium Score
BNP
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Major Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease

• Age (men 45 years women 55 years)
• Family history of premature coronary artery
  disease (CAD in male first-degree relative lt 65
  years)
• Hypertension (BP gt 140/90 mmHg or on
  antihypertensive medications)
• Cigarette Smoking
• Diabetes
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Low HDL cholesterol (lt 40 mg/dl)
• Hypertriglyceridemia (gt 200 mg/dl)
• Obesity