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Are you at Risk?
- Age and Heredity
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Menopause
- Smoking
- Homocysteine
- High Blood Pressure
- Chronic Stress
- Obesity
- High Cholesterol
- The Deadly Quartet
- Danger Signals
- Physical Exercise
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Are you at risk?
One of the reasons that heart disease kills so many American women is because many women don't even know that they have it. To find out if you're at risk for developing heart disease, test your Healthy Heart I.Q. An online quiz about heart disease risk factors (traits or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease) is available from the American Heart Association.
The good news is that many of the risk factors for heart disease in women can be controlled with lifestyle changes and/or medication.
Reference:
"Guide to Assessing Your Risks for Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke," American Heart Association, 1998.
