Cardiac risk factors

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Cardiac Risk Factors

• ACE DD genotype
• Age

  • Men > 45
  • Women > 45 (early menopause)
  • Women > 55 (normal onset menopause)

• Alcohol
• Chronic obstructive lung disease
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Cigarette smoking
• Decreased apolipoprotein A-1
• Decreased serum folate
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Family history of premature coronary artery disease
• HDL cholesterol > 130 mg/dl
• Hyperhomocysteinemia
• Hypertension
• Hypertriglyceridemia
• Immunosuppressive posttransplant
• Increased apolipoprotein B
• Increased C-reactive protein
• Increased fibrinogen
• Infections
• Insulin resistance syndrome
• Lack of supportive primary relationship
• LDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl
• Low birth weight
• Obesity
• Oral contraceptive use
• Sedentary living
• Syndrome X
• Type A personality

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