Risk Factors for Heart Disease

Risk factors that make a person more likely to develop a disease are listed below:

• High Blood Pressure
• High Blood Cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Smoking
• Being Overweight
• Being Physically Inactive
• Family History of Heart Disease
• Age 55 or Older

Click here for a Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack.

Other Resourceful Links:
American College of Cardiology
American Medical Association
Association of Black Cardiologists
Cleveland Clinic
Mayo Clinic