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Heart Attack Risk Factors

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What Are the Risk Factors for Heart Attack?

According the the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, with heart attacks accounting for over 500,000 deaths per year.


What are Considered Risk Factors?

  • Family history of premature CAD
  • Diabetes
  • High cholesterol
  • High LDL
  • Low HDL
  • Hypertension
  • Tobacco use
  • Obesity
  • Peripheral Artery Disease
  • Symptomatic Carotid Arterial Disease

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