Heart Attack - Risk Factors

Heart Attack - Risk Factors

Certain factors make it more likely that a person will have heart attack.

The risk factors that predispose a person to heart attack include:

• Heredity - family history of heart disease
• Age - men over 45 and women over 55 are more at risk of heart attacks
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Stress
• Lack of exercise
• Cigarette smoking or use of other forms of tobacco.