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Total Cholesterol Level
- <200mg/dL: desireable that puts you at decreased risk for coronary heart disease
- 200-239mg/dL: borderline high
- >240mg/dL: has more than 2x risk of coronary heart disease as someone who's cholesterol is <200
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Unmodifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis
- Age, Gender, Race
- incidence of MI is highest in middle-aged caucasion male
- after 60 y/o women & men's incidence equalize
- women seen earlier in with CAD r/t stress, smoking, HTN, & birth control pills
- african-american males prone to high BP, but @ less risk of CAD than caucasions of same age
- African-American females @ higher risk for CAD than caucasion females of same age
- MIs in Asian population in US < frequent than in caucasions, but rates are highter than in otehr countries of origin
- Family Hx & heredity
- congenetial defects in walls of coronary artery walls predisposes person to plaque formation
- familia hyperlipoproteinemia (autosomal trait) - strongly associated with CAD
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Most significant risk factors for atherosclerosis
- 1. Elevated serum lipids
- 2. Hypertension
- 3. smoking
physical inactivity & obesity high too
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Modifiable Major Risk Factors
- Elevated serum lipids
- Hypertension (r/t smoking, sedentary lifestyle, obesity)
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