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What did doctors think was causing the plague way back when they called it hardening of the arteries?

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

CAD: CAD is a process where cholesterol deposits in arterial walls and over time calcified. This calcification process was referred to as "hardening of the arteries ".

Dr Sparacino and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/6/2019

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