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What are the three major causes of heart attack?
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Many: There are modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease (cad). Diabetes, smoking and high cholesterol are probably the highest predictors.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Depends: Atherosclerotic plaque with rupture or thrombosis as narrowing progresses. Embolism aortic dissection congenital coronary anomaly drug abuse there are likely more.
Answered 3/22/2013
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