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hardening of the arteries, atherosclerosis, hardened arteries, narrowed arteries, plaque, fatty material deposition, coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, bad cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, good cholesterol, smoking, high cholesterol level, hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, hyperhomocysteinemia, angina, chest pain, heart attack, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, intermittent claudication, ECG, stress test, nuclear stress test, angiography, statins, bile acid sequestrants, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, nicotinic acid agents, fibrates, balloon angioplasty, stenting, bypass surgery

Author: Shabir Bhimji, MD, Consulting Surgeon, Cardiac Surgical Associates of West Texas

Coauthor(s): Shehnaz Shaikh, MD, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc

Editors: Alan D Forker, MD, Program Director of Cardiovascular Fellowship, Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine

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