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Coronary Artery Disease (view source)
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== Outlook ==
== Outlook ==
CAD is the most common type of heart disease. It's the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. Lifestyle changes, medicines, and/or medical procedures can effectively prevent or treat CAD in most people.
CAD is the most common type of heart disease. It's the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women; in the past, it was much more common in men.<ref>Lippincott WIlliams & Wilkins. ''Handbook of medical-surgical nursing'' (4th edition); Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ambler, PA. p. 212, (2005) [http://books.google.com/books?id=vCzlLiOlVeUC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false]</ref> Lifestyle changes, medicines, and/or medical procedures can effectively prevent or treat CAD in most people.
== Sources ==
== References ==
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== See Also ==
* [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Index/c.html NIH Glossary]
* [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Index/c.html NIH Glossary]
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