- Smoking - Diabetes - Increasing age--83% of people who die from
heart disease are 65 years of
age or older - High cholesterol level - High blood pressure - Family history of heart attack - Race--African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans and Native Hawaiians are at greater risk. - Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) - Lack of exercise - Stress - Obesity - Sex--More males have heart attacks, although heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women.
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