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About thrombosis
Arterial thrombosis

Risk factors for arterial thrombosis

• Smoking
• High blood pressure
• Increased levels of cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Increasing age
• Family history
• Poor diet
• Excess body weight
• Physical inactivity

The major risk factors are smoking, high blood pressure, or hypertension, and increased cholesterol levels.

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