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HEALTH & WELLNESS<br />
Be Heart<br />
Smart<br />
Know these heart attack risk factors that<br />
you shouldn’t ignore<br />
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Extensive research has identified<br />
factors that increases a person’s<br />
risk for coronary heart disease<br />
in general and heart attack in<br />
particular. When assessing your<br />
risk of having a heart attack, it’s<br />
important to know that there are factors you can<br />
control and others you can’t. Some, such as age, are<br />
fixed. But others related to diet and exercise, among<br />
other things, can be modified.<br />
In either case, it’s important to know the<br />
elements that may contribute to a heart attack —<br />
which occurs when the arteries that carry oxygen<br />
and nutrients to the heart becomes blocked, severely<br />
limiting or cutting off blood supply.<br />
Knowing and addressing these risk factors<br />
is crucial: <strong>The</strong> American Heart Association<br />
recommends focusing on heart disease prevention<br />
early in life. To start, assess your risk factors and<br />
work to keep them low. <strong>The</strong> sooner you identify and<br />
manage your risk factors, the better your chances of<br />
leading a heart-healthy life.<br />
TM | JANUARY/FRBRUARY <strong>2020</strong><br />
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