Which are considered positive risk factors for coronary artery disease? (Select all that apply.)

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Positive risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD)for which the patient needs to be assessed include the following: (1)male aged 40 years or older or female aged 50 years or older or postmenopausal (Anderson et al.,2013); (2)family history including premature CAD (e.g.,myocardial infarction or sudden death of the father or other male first-degree relative before 55 years of age,or the same for the mother or other female first-degree relative before menopause); (3)cigarette smoking; (4)hypertension with BP higher than 140/90 mm Hg or current antihypertensive drug therapy; (5)a low HDL cholesterol level (lower than 1 mmol/L in men and lower than 1.3 mmol/L in women); and (6)diabetes.

Which Are Considered Positive Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease