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 | | As you might surmise from knowing that each of these conditions is an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome is quickly becoming one of the major public health concerns in the United States due to its increasingly recognized association with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. |
 | | All of these effects are temporary, however, because a person's body quickly becomes tolerant to the effects of nicotine; this is why nicotine is one of the most highly addictive substances known. |
 | | Side effects seem to be minimal; however, EECP should not be performed on people with uncontrolled heart failure, uncontrolled irregular heart rhythms, severe heart valve problems, bleeding or blood-clotting problems, severe peripheral vascular disease (very poor circulation to the limbs), or blood clots in the legs. |
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