Are there any other treatments for coronary artery disease?

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    Exercise can play a big role in preventing CAD[1] and also can help people who have CAD improve their health.[2] Guidelines suggest that the role of resistance training in preventing CAD is unclear, but resistance training is still encouraged.[1]

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    2. ^Grace Dibben, James Faulkner, Neil Oldridge, Karen Rees, David R Thompson, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler, Rod S TaylorExercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart diseaseCochrane Database Syst Rev.(2021 Nov 6)