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<blockquote data-quote="Rick993" data-source="post: 145418" data-attributes="member: 38506"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">“I smoke cigarettes. I know i need to quit. I just had a stress test and everything is normal so no known heart problems”</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Exercise stress tests are at best 70% predictive. Nuc stress a little better. You have no idea how much occult CAD is out there. It remains the #1 cause of death for both men and women. The impact that the cigs have on your vascular endothelium cannot be minimized. Stopping tobacco is the best thing you can do for yourself brother.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4485976/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4485976/</span></a></p><p>The point at which significant risk from CAD has also been lowered. Previously coronary artery stenosis of 50% was the cut off for “NORMAL” i.e. non obstructive heart disease. Yes, if one of your coronary arteries is narrowed by 50%, it is considered “normal”. However, the risk of premature death in individuals with less than 50% stenosis has been reconsidered to be higher than thought.</p><p><a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/updated_classification_system_captures_many_more_people_at_risk_for_heart_attack" target="_blank">Updated Classification System Captures Many More People at Risk for Heart Attack - 01/11/2017</a> </p><p>Best of luck on your journey bro</p><p>Rick (A Cath Lab Nurse)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick993, post: 145418, member: 38506"] [SIZE=15px][FONT=Segoe UI]“I smoke cigarettes. I know i need to quit. I just had a stress test and everything is normal so no known heart problems”[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=15px][FONT=Segoe UI]Exercise stress tests are at best 70% predictive. Nuc stress a little better. You have no idea how much occult CAD is out there. It remains the #1 cause of death for both men and women. The impact that the cigs have on your vascular endothelium cannot be minimized. Stopping tobacco is the best thing you can do for yourself brother.[/FONT][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4485976/'][SIZE=15px][FONT=Open Sans]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4485976/[/FONT][/SIZE][/URL] The point at which significant risk from CAD has also been lowered. Previously coronary artery stenosis of 50% was the cut off for “NORMAL” i.e. non obstructive heart disease. Yes, if one of your coronary arteries is narrowed by 50%, it is considered “normal”. However, the risk of premature death in individuals with less than 50% stenosis has been reconsidered to be higher than thought. [URL="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/updated_classification_system_captures_many_more_people_at_risk_for_heart_attack"]Updated Classification System Captures Many More People at Risk for Heart Attack - 01/11/2017[/URL] Best of luck on your journey bro Rick (A Cath Lab Nurse) [/QUOTE]
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