February 20, 2015
While some risk factors can’t be changed – things like your age, gender and race – there are risk factors you can control. Risk factors for heart attack include:
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Smoking
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Having a high LDL (“bad” cholesterol) & a low HDL (“good” cholesterol) levels
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Physical inactivity
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Obesity
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Uncontrolled diabetes
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Uncontrolled stress and anger
To learn more about your heart attack risk, try using our online Heart Risk Calculator found at deancare.com/medical-services/cardiology.
