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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a chronic, multifactor disease that has powerful contributing genetic components as well as strong lifestyle components that increase the risk for the development and progression of the disease. Risk factors for CAD have been historically divided into nonmodifiable, primary modifiable, and secondary modifiable factors. The primary focus of medicine has been on the treatment of established CAD, and preventive efforts have more aggressively addressed areas in which direct pharmacological intervention is available (1) (see Table 1). This is especially evident with respect to hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and antiplatelet aggregation therapy.
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Blackburn, G.G. (2006). Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease. In: Foody, J.M. (eds) Preventive Cardiology. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-096-6_8
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