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Perhaps the most important study ever done to reveal the relation of the risk factors to diseases due to atherosclerosis is that of Framingham that started in the early 1950’s. This, and later other studies, clearly showed that the following major modifiable risk factors are causaly related to atherosclerosis and its clinical sequelae:
- Smoking
- High blood cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Diabetes mellitus
- Inactivity/obesity
In addition, there are also four unmodifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis, namely:
- Age
- Male sex (or postmenopausal status)
- Family history of vascular disease
- Personal history of symptomatic vascular disease is another major risk for repeat events.
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