To minimize your chance of coronary disease, you should pay special attention to risk factors like smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, and increased cholesterol levels. Additionally, if you are post-menopausal, you should be on estrogen replacement therapy. Since you have a complicated family history of coronary disease and MVP, it would not be unreasonable for you to see a cardiologist. So, you may want to discuss this with your internist. I hope you find this information useful.
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