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Preventing Coronary Artery Disease

To reduce your risk of getting coronary artery disease:

  • Maintain a healthy weight.
  • Begin a safe exercise program with the advice of your doctor.
  • If you smoke, quit .
  • Eat a healthful diet. It should be low in saturated fat. It should also be rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
  • Treat your high blood pressure and/or diabetes.
  • Treat high cholesterol or triglycerides.

RESOURCES:

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

CANADIAN RESOURCES:

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/

Heart Healthy Kit: Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/

References:

Arora RR, Chou TM, et al. The multicenter study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP): effect of EECP on exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and anginal episodes. J Am Coll Cardiol . 1999;33:1833-1840.

Boden WE, O'Rourke RA, Teo KK, et al. Optimal medical therapy with or without PCI for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med . 2007;356:1503-1516.

Dambro MR. Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2001.

Fuster V, Hurst JW. Hurst's The Heart . 11th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill;2004.

GWTG-CAD fact Sheet. American Heart Association website. Available at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3040028 . Accessed July 20, 2008.

Lilly LS. Braunwald’s Heart Disease . 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders;2004.

What is coronary artery disease? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov . Accessed July 20, 2008.

* 1 4/10/2007 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance : Boden WE, O'Rourke RA, Teo KK, et al. Optimal medical therapy with or without PCI for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med. 2007 Mar 26.

* 2 11/7/2007 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance : Bravata DM, Gienger AL, McDonald KM, et al. Systematic Review: The comparative effectiveness of percutaneous coronary interventions and coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Intern Med. 2007 Nov 20.

* 3 1/6/2009 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance : Surtees PG, Wainwright NW, Luben RN, Wareham NJ, Bingham SA, Khaw KT. Depression and ischemic heart disease mortality: evidence from the EPIC-Norfolk United Kingdom prospective cohort study. Am J Psychiatry. 2008;165:515-523.



Last reviewed January 2009 by Igor Puzanov, MD

Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.



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