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Risk Factors

The major risk factors for carotid artery disease are identical to those for atherosclerosis:

• High cholesterol
  
• High blood pressure
  
• Smoking
  
• Older age
  
• Insulin resistance
  
• Diabetes
  
• Obesity
  
• Metabolic syndrome
  
• Family history of atherosclerosis