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Please share an interesting fact about living with coronary artery disease.
10 doctors weighed in across 8 answers
Ignore: Exercise can help reduce blood pressure, increase "good" cholesterol, and help control blood sugar.
Answered 3/23/2014
4.3k views
Small: In CAD, small dense LDL particles seep into the artery wall, causing inflammation & plaque build up.
Answered 8/1/2014
4k views
Ignore: Live a normal life wIth good risk factors control, exercise, balanced diet and good medications.
Answered 6/16/2014
4k views
Ignore: A baby Aspirin (81 mg) a day can reduce your chance of having a heart attack and a stroke.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Ignore: Risk factors are modifiable (diet, smoking, exercise, etc) or not (genetic). Can't get new genes.
Answered 6/25/2014
3.9k views
Ignore: 50% people find out they have coronary artery disease the day they die!
Answered 7/20/2014
3.9k views
Ignore: Aerobic exercise (walking) 30 minutes per day significantly reduces complications related to CAD.
Answered 9/21/2017
3.8k views
Ignore: Avoid smoking, diabetes control, blood pressure control, exercise, healthy diet.
Answered 5/1/2015
3.6k views
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