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Cardiovascular disease is responsible for approximately 33 % of all deaths in the USA [1]. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is present in 16.3 million adults. In 2008, CAD caused approximately 405,000 deaths in the USA, making it the number one killer. About 1.2 million people will suffer a new or recurrent heart attack each year [2].

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