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How will coronary artery disease risk differ among races?
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Relates to risk fact: Theres no direct evidence that race is has a cause and effect on cad. That said blacks tend to have higher blood pressure, diabetes, and smoke etc thus leads to more CAD and lower suvival rates.
Answered 6/10/2014
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