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Is coronary artery disease, or full plaque build up of arteries in heart possible with someone with normal overall cholesterol (170) & not diabetic?
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Risk factors: Include smoking, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and family history. Usually you need two risk factors. Rarely the case with only one risk factors. Ldl above 100 is also a risk factor, even with normal cholesterol.
Answered 6/30/2013
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Yes: Unfortunately, while reducing risk, it does not eliminate it.
Answered 1/31/2014
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Cholesterol alone: Does not determine who gets CAD and who doesn't...That would make things easy. You are very, very low risk because of age. Strong family history increases your risk 2-3x.
Answered 6/10/2014
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