Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease. More than 370,000 people die from CAD every year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many factors can increase your risk of developing CAD and the most common cause is plaque buildup in the coronary arteries. Learn more about these factors and how you can control them by reading this article.
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