A 56-year-old male is diagnosed with coronary artery disease.Which of the following modifiable risk factors would the nurse suggest the patient change?

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Cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be the first behavior the patient changes.
Eating meat alone would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease; cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be the first behavior the patient changes.
The living arrangement of the patient's home would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease; cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be the first behavior the patient changes.
Drinking tomato juice would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease; cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be the first behavior the patient changes.

A 56-Year-Old Male Is Diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease