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What are some risk factors for cardiovascular diseases?
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See below.: Risk factors include family history, hypertension, smoking, diabetes and age (>45 years of age men, >55 in women), high cholesterol.
Answered 8/15/2012
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Age: Age, smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history, obesity, drug use, high homocysteine, .
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